In CIA: The perils of being a good citizen, Dmitry Shlapentokh tells us why we missed the coming of 9/11: It also means that naive folks who look for "truth" and "efficiency" usually do not exist in real life. They are mostly characters from Hollywood movies where the good guys finally triumph over the bad …
Perhaps the Smashmouth Approach Would Have Been Best
The resignation of Alberto Gonzales is sad, but could have been avoided if Gonzales had taken more of a "Clintonesque" approach with the U.S. Attorneys firing. U.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President and the Attorney General. There's no reason why Gonzales needed to go through a long justification of their termination. The …
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The Sad End of Randy and Paula White
Randy and Paula White's breakup is a very sad business, not only for them and the Without Walls Church but for American Christianity in general. The really sad thing is that this is with precedent. Randy was the evangelism director of the National Church of God outside of Washington, DC when he met and married …
It is painful to be treated as less than human
Gene Robinson tells us that It is painful to be treated as less than human. He's right. But that's why I have trouble with self-righteous groups of people with above average income levels. Experience is a hard teacher.
Mother Teresa’s Crisis of Faith
The revelation of Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith needs to be understood in light of her emphasis on the Passion in Roman Catholic spirituality. She wrote in 1951 that the Passion was the only aspect of Jesus' life that she was interested in sharing: "I want to ... drink ONLY [her emphasis] from His chalice …
To Mind a Generation Gap You Have to Find It
Brad Drell has opened an interesting topic of discussion in Minding The Generation Gap In The Anglican Blogosphere. But two comments are in order. I've always thought that the break between the Boomers and Generation X was in 1965. But dividing lines like this are a tricky business, and there are "variations on a theme" …
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Yahweh in the Morning: Title Track
With the podcast this week we finally get to the title track of Emmanuel's Yahweh in the Morning. Click here for more information on Yahweh in the Morning.
Romney Muddles Abortion Stance
The truth is that Romney's abortion stance was a muddle to start with, and this only makes things worse. In all fairness, however, there are two "conservative" takes on the abortion issue from a legal standpoint. The first is that the issue should have never been federalised to start with. Had Roe v. Wade never …
The Pseudosophisticates That Run the Pseudodemocracy
One thing that has always bothered me about the U.S. is the broad-based ignorance about the real workings of foreign politics and societies. The existence of this was confirmed in no uncertain terms in the a recent Harris Poll that revealed that Americans' ignorance of their own affairs is bad enough, but that their ignorance …
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Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre
These towers and this World Trade Centre, however, are in Bahrain, and include some wind turbines. Photo by Fuad Enaya, available at Stock Exchange.
Positive Infinity 