Month: September 2009

The Weekly Standard’s estimation of the length of the Arab-Israeli conflict is off by 4,940 years. That’s actually not that bad. Christian fundamentalists’ estimation of the age of the earth is off by...

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Booman blogged on Honduras yesterday, not once, but twice since there was a dramatic development during the day with (deposed) president Zelaya’s surprising return to the country. Using various transportation, a 15 hour...

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It has not received much visibility in the press, but there is actually a climate summit going on at the UN today. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been under increasing pressure due to his lackluster leadership at the helm of...