Tuesday, May 5
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Derek Henson is the guest editor today. |
"At Leviticus 20:9, the Bible teaches that children who curse their parents should be stoned to death. Is it wrong for a teacher to say that that is a terrible idea and a dangerous teaching? Or should she or he let their class think that by their silence they are giving their approval?" Column by Robert Johnson.
"Bombed-out industrial plants and factories have polluted groundwater. The damage to sewage-treatment plants, with reports that raw sewage formed massive pools of muck in the streets of Baghdad immediately after Bush’s 'Shock and Awe' campaign, is also likely to result in poisoning rivers as well as humans; cases of typhoid among Iraqi citizens have risen tenfold since 1991, largely due to polluted drinking water. That number has almost certainly increased again since Saddam’s ouster."
Spanish
Judge to Probe Deadly Israeli Raid on Gaza
“Andreu
agreed in January to consider the complaint lodged by the Palestinian Centre
for Human Rights against former Israeli defence minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer
and six senior military officials, sparking strong objections from
Should
the Cuban Embargo Be Lifted?
“Ultimately,
the argument against the sanctions is a moral one. It is not acceptable for a
government to abolish individual choice in matters of trade and travel.”
Lego
Torture Scenes Protest Media Censorship
Supreme
Court Throws Out Janet Jackson Ruling
“The
order follows the high court ruling last week that narrowly upheld the FCC’s
policy threatening fines against even one-time uses of curse words on live
television.”
A
New Introduction to Revisionism
Stop
Worrying About Your Children!
Interview
with author Lenore Skenazy.
President
Obama's War Budget: Analyzing the Numbers
“Military
construction projects in
“A
skullcap fitted with electrodes is used to detect brain activity of the users--and
work out their desired destination.”
How
to Sell Your Body for Cash (Legally)
"Some
tried to diminish the tea parties as misguided tax protests. In reality, the
protestors demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of economics that went
well beyond objections to higher tax rates."
A Visualization of the Obama Budget Cuts
(video clip, Editor's pick)
City
Built on Rock and Roll ‘May Not Be Structurally Sound’
Satire.
Recommended Statism is dead, Part 3. (video clip, Editor's pick)
Winnie the Pooh Meets Apocalypse Now
If you're an "Apocalypse Now" groupie like me, this video clip is a MUST SEE! (Editor's pick)
A photo blog.