One of the costs of failing to try to understand why we were attacked on 9/11 is that we still have no idea why we were attacked on 9/11. The right is now peddling a YouTube of Imam Rauf of the Cordoba House in which he makes...
Read More“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” –...
Read MoreOne day, probably two years ago now, I had a devil of a time getting out of Manhattan because traffic across the island was obstructed by the Pakistan Day Parade. Apparently, this parade has been an annual event for the last...
Read MoreGlobal warming deniers come in basically one version: the one which holds their hands to their ears and sings lalalalalalala all day, refusing to discuss any and all evidence of global warming or that fossil fuels have anything...
Read MoreWhat do you do when two or more of your beliefs come into conflict with each other? On the one hand, you are anti-choice and want to promote healthy pregnancies and adoption rather than policies that can lead to abortions. On...
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