Although conservative Christians, Evangelicals in particular have always been somewhat of a radical fringe in America, lately their messages have grown increasingly extreme. From death wish bumper stickers to praying for his death to virtual fatwas, they are deliberately creating an explosive situation that could easily lead to an assassination.
We are coming to the close of a decade, and hopefully the next one will not be under the same negative hospices of conflicts, irrational violence and turmoil. The most troubling event of the last decade was unquestionably the attack of 9/11/2001. The shock waves of this tragedy are still felt today worldwide, and have [...]
On Tuesday, the French parliament approved a long overdue bill offering compensation to the victims of controversial nuclear tests carried out by France for almost four decades, between 1960 and 1996. French authorities, across the political spectrum, had previously failed to accept responsibility for the numerous and serious health problems suffered by those present or [...]
Excellent compilation of the some of the best scientific lecture videos on the internet. Astronomy, biology, medicine, engineering, chemistry, physics, environment, and technology. The motherload of science links for your viewing pleasure.
While it took a lot of arm twisting, and almost a year, to get the health care bill passed late last night in the Senate, the massive biggest ever military spending bill was approved very easily on Saturday while very few people were paying attention. It seems that the US Congress, in both the House [...]
