Since Monday I've been hanging out downtown Denver and covering the DNC.  I've met some really cool people; in addition to bloggers and writers from Momocrats, JackandJill, Green Mountain Daily, Huffington Post and other places, I've had a chance to meet and talk briefly with Katie Couric, Senator Ken Salazar, ...

This sort of thing is getting boring; is it even possible to take fundamentalist Muslim Leaders seriously?  Esteemed author, Salman Rushdie, was just awarded a well-deserved knighthood.  Now, unfortunately, Sir Rushdie will be watching his back again with a renewed vigor.  Mohammed Ijaz ul-Haq, religious affairs minister of Pakistan, told the ...

I just read an excellent interview of James Shikwati, an African Economics expert.  He argues convincingly that Western Aid is destroying Africa, and if the West would completely stop sending food and money and worrying so much about an 'overstated' AIDS problem Africa would gradually be able to stand on its own ...

If you have any interest at all in current events I imagine you’ve likely spent a fair amount of time pondering or worrying about events in the Middle East. It isn’t uncommon for me to run into people who have managed to develop incredibly strong ideas about what is wrong ...

If you haven't heard about Imus yet you probably live under a rock in the desert.  There's been a considerable uproar about the whole incident. Some good thoughts, along with a tremendous amount of noise, has arisen from multiple perspectives on the issue.  Jason Whitlock, an excellent columnist for the ...

Regardless of what you think about Global Warming and whether, or to what extent, human actions are primarily responsible for it, there's a good chance you might be interested in the potential event below. The following text from an actual invitation: The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley presents his compliments to Vice-President ...

Maybe you’ve seen the uproar this story has created. Here’s the introductory paragraph from the New York Times: WASHINGTON, March 13 — Gen. Peter Pace, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declined today to apologize for saying that he believes homosexuality is “immoral” and that he therefore supports ...

It must be Debate About Islam Week. Another Timothy has posted some provocative thoughts on Islam and Christianity, as the title accurately alludes. I posted an extremely long response in his comments section, which you may be interested in viewing. Feel free to add your thoughts as ...

What comes to mind when you think of Egypt?  Pyramids and sand?  Perhaps you think of hieroglyphics or the ancient exodus of Israel, but now you can add another bullet point to your associative memory list: a Theocratic judicial system. See Blogger Gets 4 Years for Insulting Islam. Judge Ayman al-Akazi issued the verdict in ...