Judge Says Silence OK
by From the Houston Chronicle: A mandatory moment of silence for Texas schoolchildren has a secular purpose of encouraging thoughtful contemplation and does not advance or …
Month: January 2008
Hate Crime Laws Are Bad
Can I say it any more plainly than that? Susan Duclos can. Today she penned this incredible post that makes the issue crystal clear. Today, …
Dishonorable Parenting
First there came the sickening Chicago case of the Hindu man from India who set his daughter – who was pregnant, son-in-law, and the couple’s …
Lessons from 1968
Bob Herbert draws some parallels between 1968 and 2008 today but it seems to me that his message is incomplete. The Vietnam/Iraq comparison is obvious, …
Pelosi, Loser of the Year
So says Don Surber: At the end of the year, the pacification of Iraq and the destruction of al-Qaeda in Iraq have come despite the …
Climate Change and the Fear Factor
John Tierney has an excellent article in the NY Times science section about global warming and the science and reporting behind the climate change scare. …