Month: February 2009

Israel chooses Apartheid UPDATE

The deal is done. It is no longer a question of “Apartheid?” It is Apartheid. As reported by the BBC this morning: Netanyahu to form Israel cabinet. Bibi Netanyahu, leader of the right wing Likud party, along with...

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Pelosi is Talking Tough

In a Rolling Stone interview (relevant text is below the fold), Speaker Pelosi makes it completely clear that she intends to pursue Contempt of Congress charges against Karl Rove, Harriet Miers, and Josh Bolten. She’s...

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Friday Foto Flogging

Welcome to Friday Foto Flogging, a place to share your photos and photography news. We were inspired by the folks at European Tribune who post a regular Friday Photoblog series to try the same on this side of the virtual...

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God’s Plan for Women

As a blogger, I understand the value of asking an open ended question to spur debate, and I understand that the Washington Post’s On Faith feature presumes a degree of religiosity in its participants. But I still find it...

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N. Y. Post cartoon and racist attitudes

I hadn’t planned on writing a long post but I wanted to address the issue of the NY Post’s cartoon. Many of you are aware of the cartoon in which police shoot a monkey, which is taken from a real incident in...

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