2010-03-04T05:16:32-05:00

You’ve seen them:  those huge roadside crosses.  It seems that some pastors are promoting them as what they call “eye-gate evangelism.”  Now they are becoming controversial, with some people throwing up obstacles to their construction, considering them kitschy eye-sores.  See Controversy over great big roadside

2010-03-03T06:00:31-05:00

A couple of days ago, in that post about whether or not it would be moral to walk out of a housing loan, I referred to a “Kantian” argument.  In case you had no idea what I was talking about, I was alluding to a

2010-03-03T05:30:20-05:00

In more archaeological news, the wall that Solomon built around Jerusalem has been discovered. “The city wall that has been uncovered testifies to a ruling presence. Its strength and form of construction indicate a high level of engineering”, [Eliat] Mazar said. The city wall is

2010-03-03T05:06:15-05:00

The National Journal has put together a useful list based on objective study of voting records (the numbers indicate the ranking, including ties): The 10 Most Liberal Senate          Most Conservative Senate 1. Sherrod Brown (D-OH)                  1. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) 1. Roland

2010-03-02T06:00:40-05:00

Might the skill sets necessary for getting elected be incompatible with the skill sets necessary for actually governing?  Now that our politicians are in constant campaign mode–which requires pie-in-the-sky promises and unrealistic rhetoric–does that, by its very nature, prevent them from solving actual problems? Such

2010-03-02T05:40:22-05:00

On Wednesday, gay marriage will be legal in Washington, D.C.   To avoid having to pay benefits to employees who enter into gay marriages, Catholic Charities will halt health benefits for ALL spouses of new hires. One day before same-sex marriage becomes legal in the District,

2010-03-02T05:30:20-05:00

Look at your phone bill very carefully.  It may well contain small charges that add up to a major world-wide scam: Roy and John Lin made a devilish fortune in the details of phone bills, according to a federal investigation. The San Francisco brothers hired

2010-03-01T06:00:24-05:00

Lots and lots of homeowners are “underwater.” That is, they owe more on their houses than they are worth.  Brett Arends, writing in the Wall Street Journal, says that it’s okay to walk away from loans like that.  Here is his argument: Millions of Americans

2010-03-01T05:30:51-05:00

Steven Mufson and John Pomfret have an article in the Washington Post about how China seems to be doing everything right and leaving the USA behind: With the American economy struggling and the political system in gridlock, there is one thing everyone in Washington seems

2010-03-01T05:00:41-05:00

Six miles from Rome, in the crater of an extinct volcano, archeologists have discovered what is apparently the palace of the Tarquins, the last kings of Rome.  Because of their cruelty, they were overthrown in 510 B.C. and the Roman Republic was born.  From Prince’s

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