Lost Generation?
This is a great video: HT: Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd.
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The Press is No More Intelligent
I just watched the initial White House press briefing. I was watching on MSNBC, and immediately afterwards one of the reporters commented that the briefing was quite contentious, that the press corps was “feisty” and that this should lay to rest any idea that the press, which was pretty negative on President Bush, would fail…
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And Now for a Liberal Attack on Free Speech
… in the Netherlands.
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This Should Have Happened Yesterday
Senate confirms Clinton as secretary of state. Two things will keep me annoyed with Republicans–failure to stand up for principles and useless gestures for no purpose. This was the latter.
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Academic Freedom | Author Related | Creation and Evolution | Education | Education Policy | Intelligent Design | Science | Science Education
The Freedom to be Dumb
Well, actually you should have the freedom to be dumb, but not on the public school budget. For all those who wonder why I strongly oppose so-called academic freedom bills applying to the High School science curriculum, see this site. Cool, no?
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Good Place to Reduce Spending
Legalize Pot (HT: Dispatches). Less law enforcement, less jail expenses, more revenue from taxing the legalized sales. Win, win, win.
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Christian Carnival Fifth Anniversay Edition Posted
… at Fish and Cans. I am overwhelmed with work and didn’t get around to making a submission, but there’s bunches of good stuff. Folks who have been reading my work on inerrancy either here or at my Threads blog should see Jeremy Pierce’s contribution
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Keeping Women from Ministry is a Sin
… or so said this pastor last May, thus showing that there are folks who use harsher language about this than I do.
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A Few Kicks in the Rear
I think that President Barack Obama’s inaugural speech was less about soaring rhetoric and more about giving the nation a few kicks in the rear, though only in the nicest way. Yet the kicks were firm for all of that. While government has work to do, we all need to change our attitude and get…
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Great Days but Bad Quarters
Rossini said of Wagner that he had great moments but bad quarter hours. I’m paraphrasing this as a short post-mortem on President George W. Bush. I think that several times during his presidency, George Bush showed the potential for greatness, but only for a moment. The way in which he has handled the transition, for…