U.S. to Defy Putin re Missile Defense
by Reuters reports that U.S. officials intend to move ahead with plans to locate a missile defense system in central Europe despite pointed protests made by …
Op-Ed Blog
Refusing Medical Care
In the U.K., Emma Gough, a young Jehovah’s Witness woman recently died after refusing to accept a blood transfusion that could have saved her life: …
Mukasey and Liberals
At the Huffington Post, Nora Ephron writes that “It’s hard to be a Democrat“, saying: It’s hard to be a Democrat, don’t you think? There’s …
Saudi, Forgotten Terrorism Sponsor
Printed in in big, bold letters, the Times Online’s headline reads: “Saudi Arabia is hub of world terror“. Perhaps that’s why King Abdullah recently received …
Should Schools Dispense Birth Control?
Demonstrating that a lot of Americans aren’t too bright, 30% of those surveyed by AP said that public schools should give out birth control to …
Free Speech / Law / Religion
Lawsuit May Bankrupt Phelps’ "Church"
After members of Reverend Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church demonstrated at the funeral of Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder his father was justifiably upset. But Albert …
Diplomats Say "No" to Iraq
There is a lot of good news coming from Iraq these days: Violent deaths of U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians appear to have fallen sharply …
Child Care / Crime / Education
Of Youth and Discipline
The NY Times Board wrote today: The Government Accountability Office exposed a national outrage earlier this month in a report that found thousands of allegations …
SCOTUS to Halt Executions?
The NY Times says: Moments before a Mississippi prisoner was scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday evening, the Supreme Court granted him a stay …
Blackwater Shooters Given Immunity
Why? Three senior law enforcement officials said all the Blackwater bodyguards involved — both in the vehicle convoy and in at least two helicopters above …