Shah and the Case for Isolationism
by Syed Maaz Shah was sentenced to 6 and a half years in prison Friday after a Houston federal jury convicted Shah in May of two …
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A Liberal’s Take on Condi Rice
I recently followed a memeorandum link to a piece by Michelangelo Signorile about an interview with Glenn Kessler, the author of a new book titled …
by Unity08 Candidate Rankings
Unity08, an attempt to influence the presidential nominating process on-line, has published a new set of results. A few of the slides caught my interest. …
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SFWA, Scribd.com and ePiracy and why its important
Over the Labor Day weekend there blew up a weird story that involved the Science Fiction Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) and the website scribd.com. For …
Environmental Mis-conceptions
by I came across a press statement release by the Hudson Institute http://www.hudson.org that I found interesting, relating to one of the pet peeve’s I have …
Newt Gingrich and WW IV
Gingrich has a long and fascinating post entitled "What If? An Alternative History of the War since 9/11" up on his web site. I recommend …
Islamic Apostates Unite
In Holland, a group of brave young former Muslims has taken a stand – dare I say declared a jihad? – against the de rigueur …
Hispanics and the GOP
Let’s face it: Republicans have never (which politically speaking means “within recent memory”) been popular with Hispanic voters. The Houston Chronicle says that the GOP’s …
Way Cooler Than War
Whenever I read about something as cool as the Zephyr I just have to wonder why people waste so much time fighting. A lightweight solar-powered …