Not everything in life is a huge deal, but sometimes the small things provide a lot of insight into the big things. I’m sitting in the Cleveland airport right now, waiting for […]
Perpetual fear: a brief moment with Fatherland Security
9/11’s non-legacy: Americans are as inattentive as ever
“A plane just hit the World Trade Center,” announced an alarmed account executive when she arrived at our mutual place of employment. Probably no big deal, I thought. Didn’t a plane once […]
Mark Warner announces Senate run, cracks Internet in half
By Martin Bosworth Today former Virginia governor Mark Warner (a Democrat) announced his plan to run for the Senate seat currently held by retiring Republican John Warner (no relation). Within moments of […]
Creationism: it’s not just for Kansans anymore…
If you haven’t heard of Harun Yahya yet, you may sometime soon. Yahya (don’t you love that name?), whose real name is Adnan Oktar, is a Turkish apologist for Islamic creationism. He’s […]
Quotabull
I am intently focused on this matter and will make it a priority to correct the errors and minimize them in the future. — Kerry Weems, acting administrator of the Centers for […]
Why Hillary will lose the primary – the hidden cross-over vote
Guest Scrogue Brandon Tutt lives in the Greater Boulder/Denver area and is a frequent contributor to some of S&R’s liveliest discussion threads. A father of two, he actively follows politics partially as […]
9/12: The view from Italy on 9/11
By Robert Silvey Six years ago, I learned about the attacks on New York and Washington a day late, on September 12. Ensconced in the Umbrian countryside, intentionally cut off from all […]
American papers skewing conservative; Trib writer says yup, it’s good business
There’s an interesting new report out from Media Matters showing that American newspapers run far more conservative syndicated columnists than they do progressives. Some findings: Sixty percent of the nation’s daily newspapers […]
Obama strikes sour note on consumer protection issues
By Martin Bosworth I’ve been trying to embrace the idea of a Barack Obama presidency. The guy strikes a lot of the right notes–eloquent, charismatic, smart, persuasive, idealistic–and has a lot of […]
Prisons culling books on faith from libraries – why…?
In a move that seems slightly out of character (at first glance) for the Bush administration, chaplains in federal prisons are culling prison libraries of books on faith. Notice I said “at […]
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