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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...

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Hannah 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,...

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NPR: 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...

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Revelation 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

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Despite 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 -...

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Climate 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...

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NPR: 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...

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Catholics 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,...

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At 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...

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Christmas: 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...

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Senator 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...

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Harvard: "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...

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Til 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...

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Why 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,...

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Shooter 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...

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Up 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...

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Dangerous 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,...

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Oliver 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...

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If 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...

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George 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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