It is at least an indication of change. The previous times of public distance from religion were the Enlightenment and the late 19th century. Many American revolutionaries were known deists when colonial governments supported religion. (Massachusetts taxed for the Congregational Church up to 1840.) Then, in the late ...(Read more...)
I keep hearing about this in the news and get the feeling something is not being said. What that "something" is remains a bit elusive. I know it begs the question, "At whose expense?", but it warrants more discussion. So here I share it for such discussion. As a childfree rocket scientist, I swear that contraceptio...(Read more...)
This could have been a movie review but I am not quite qualified to write one given that we are talking here about a craft, namely, movie making, which I am not sufficiently familiar with. What I am writing, instead, is a simple thank you note to the producer John Aglialoro and his crew, technicians, writers, actors, d...(Read more...)
Obama Takes Refuge as a Scoundrel By Edward Hudgins October 2, 2012--"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel" said American revolutionary Samuel Adams. Well, not always. But President Obama has placed himself squarely in that category that Sam condemned. One can rightly love one’s countr...(Read more...)
Once again the streets of the Arab world are burning with false outrage. But we must hold our heads up high. Ayaan Hirsi Ali on how she survived Muslim rage—and how we can end it.(Read more...)
40 billion USD per month of newly created USD given to the most privalaged banks. The monetary base is currently at 2,600 billion USD. This is 18.46% monetary base inflation per year. (Read more...)
Islam's Dreary Cultural Darkness By Edward Hudgins September 14, 2012 - The storming of America's embassy in Egypt and the murder of America’s ambassador to Libya make it imperative that we understand why the Arab Spring was only the illusion of a warm breeze in the cold, dreary, pre-modern cultural dar...(Read more...)
