The First Great Song of the Obama Era
Warning: Hyperbole and annoyingly effusive praise ahead. It’s not everyday that you hear a song that just blows your mind. It’s not everyday that an album lives up to the hype. But that is the case...
View ArticleOn Pitying the Fool: Holocaust Deniers
President Obama and Pope Benedict XVI’s respective jobs require them to deal with fools on a regular basis. There is no safe way to handle fools, as their folly tends to redound on the person who...
View ArticleObama Amazing: Discovers Morally Neutral Science!
I have underestimated President Obama. Today he announced that we can experiment on human beings and even create new humans for our experimentation. The good news is that he made this decision based...
View Article25 Films to Represent America
When U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently visited with President Barack Obama at the White House, the two dignitaries customarily exchanged gifts. Brown gave Obama a pen holder made from wood...
View ArticleTools for the Conversation
The news and commentary swirling around the confrontation between Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates and a Cambridge police officer is a reminder that the election of Barack Obama is not a period at...
View ArticleOBAMA and 7-11 runs....
Something happened the other day. Something ironic.There are days when the only thing that will suffice a serious appetite is a 2 AM 7-11 run. Who's with me? But on this particular night, I witnessed...
View ArticleOBAMA: "I'm praying alot these days."
While some may question whether a national prayer breakfast blurs the line between church and state, it is one of the rare non-partisan events that has attracted presidents from both parties. It dates...
View ArticlePresident Obama on Easter and his "Risen Savior"
One of the things I HATE...YES HATE...is when we think we know something that we really have no idea about. I HATE that conservatives love to HATE Obama and consider him the end of America. I HATE...
View ArticleNever Judge a Person by Their Cover
This past week I worked at a conference hosting a booth with many of our books. People from all walks of life visited our table and it was interesting to see the different responses, especially to two...
View Article1.20.09
This day is a big day. It means more than just a president being sworn into office. Today marks a grand step in the right direction. It marks the day that people who look like me, take a closer step...
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