Wayne LaPierre: Pimping Violence For Wealthy Industrialists
Fill in the mustache***“The trouble with Eichmann was precisely that so many were like him, and that the many were neither perverted nor sadistic, that they were, and still are, terribly and...
View ArticleHannah Arendt: The Horror Of Normality
Hannah ArendtWikipedia entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_ArendtWikiquotes - http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hannah_Arendt***“The trouble with Eichmann was precisely that so many were like him,...
View ArticleNPR: With Growth Of 'Hacker Scouting,' More Kids Learn To Tinker
Audio file - http://www.npr.org/2012/12/23/167285991/with-growth-of-hacker-scouting-more-kids-learn-to-tinker by JON KALISHDecember 23, 2012 Countless kids have grown up with the Girl Scouts, the Boy...
View ArticleRevelation Begins
"One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing; that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one." — Agatha Christie
View ArticleDespite Tragedy, Conn. Gun Seizure Law May Have Prevented Others
Police Lt. Ray Mesek registers a rifle at a gun buyback event on Saturday in Bridgeport, Conn.Audio File -...
View ArticleClimate Scientists Wrong
Antarctic Temperatures Are Rising Twice As Fast As Previously PredictedIce Loss Following Collapse of Antarctic Ice Shelves (Photo credit: NASA Goddard Photo and Video)West Antarctic temperatures are...
View ArticleNPR: Kenyan Women Create Their Own 'Geek Culture'
Kenyan Susan Oguya created an app to help farmers in her homeland. Shown here in the office of her company, M-Farm, she also belongs to the group Akirachix, which seeks to bring more Kenyan women into...
View ArticleCatholics Praying in Hebrew in the Holy Land
Rev. David Neuhaus is the Latin Patriarchal Vicar for Hebrew Speaking Catholics in Israel. (Photo: Matthew Bell)BY MATTHEW BELL ⋅ DECEMBER 24,...
View ArticleAt Christmas, A Roman Holiday Revolves Around The Food
by SYLVIA POGGIOLIDecember 24, 2012The city of Rome may be the seat of the Roman Catholic Church, but as far as bright, glitzy decorations, Christmas there has always been a rather sober affair.And yet...
View ArticleChristmas: A Busy Season For Tamal Makers
Ofelio makes tamales in his home, Dec. 20.Lauren Rock/ NPR http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/24/167960027/christmas-a-busy-season-for-tamale-makersFor Christmas, Central and Mexican-American...
View ArticleSenator Daniel Inouye: Conservative Bean Counters Fault Obama's Eulogy
10:34 AM, DEC 22, 2012 • BY DANIEL HALPERPresident Barack Obama used the funeral for Hawaii senator Daniel Inouye to talk about himself. In the short 1,600 word speech, Obama used the word "my" 21...
View ArticleHarvard: "Virtually no armed criminals report being wounded by a law-abiding...
Some of the good Christians who make America's unprecedented slaughter possible.December 24, 2012 · People | Calendar | myHsph | HSPH EmailNewsletters · Search: About HSPHMissionHistoryDean Julio...
View ArticleTil He appeared and the soul felt its worth
20 CommentsSome Christmas inspirationsPosted by E.J. Dionne Jr. on December 24, 2012 There is much dispute and dialogue among scholars over what to make of the Christmas narratives in the scriptures...
View ArticleWhy Rudolph’s nose is red: observational study
RESEARCHChristmas 2012: ResearchWhy Rudolph’s nose is red: observational studyBMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e8311 (Published 17 December 2012)Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e8311Ear,...
View ArticleShooter who ambushed firefighters used same weapon as Sandy Hook killer
Cops: Killer of 2 firefighters left noteSTORY HIGHLIGHTSThe shooter used a Bushmaster rifle, the same kind used in the Sandy Hook assault, police sayTwo wounded firefighters are in stable condition...
View ArticleUp On The Rooftop, DOE Seeks More Solar Savings
by Pete DankoPresident Obama’s support for massive solar energy projects on public lands infuriates some dedicated environmentalists who insist the emphasis should be put on developing rooftop and...
View ArticleDangerous Foods
Ackee Plant, JamaicaThreat: “Jamaican vomiting sickness”This red, pearlike fruit looks lovely on a platter, but make sure it’s been peeled and cut up correctly before you take a bite. Only the inner,...
View ArticleOliver Stone's American History: FDR's Vice-President, Henry Wallace
Dear Chuck,I was talking with brother-in-law Rob last night, and when conversation turned Oliver Stone's take on Henry Wallace, I realized it was time to determine possible ways to bring us all...
View ArticleIf George Will were not a wealthy man, his Downs Syndrome son would have him...
A full belly does not believe in hunger.Italian Proverb***Not surprisingly, Mr. Will is not brave enough to note that red states vaccum far more entitlement money than they "put in the...
View ArticleGeorge Will Talks Good Sense About Immigration
George F. WillOpinion WriterThe door-opener to AmericaBy George F. Will, Published: December 26At the end of this year in which election results reinserted immigration into the political conversation,...
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