Why Hispanics will miss Bush

"Republicans these days insist that their anti-immigration stance has nothing to do with race or ethnicity. It's the left, they say, that injects identity politics into everything. I caught the well-coiffed, permanently snarling ideologue Michelle Malkin making that exact...

Gay Fiction in Red Square

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorVancouver BC's "Gay Pride Parade" is happening all this weekend and for one Moscovite authour a Pride parade is  the last  thing  Moscow would tolerate in...

Reflections on Democracy and Violence

"The irrational individual enjoys complete liberty in a democracy to play out his irrationality; in the Palace polity, a culture of subordination as well as a bureaucratic hierarchy and notions of kingship work to restrain his impulses. It is argued here that the Holocaust,...

Vancouver's civil strike: Update

As Vancouver's civil strike looms large, it's clear that Vancouver's abuzz, anticipating the potential for disaster in the weeks to come. We're a very clean city by nature; the strike is to many the equivalent of...

The quiet death of the 5th amendment; are people of color listening?

Some of you may have heard of this via AM talk-radio, but what you were not told is the potential for abuse by municipal, state and federal authorities in not just cracking down on suspected terrorist-helpers, but...

Demonstrators protest Bush, Putin

Demonstrators march in Kennebunkport to protest Bush, PutinBy David Sharp, Associated Press Writer  |  July 1, 2007KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine -- Hundreds of demonstrators calling for the impeachment of President Bush marched Sunday to within a half mile of the site of...

Hockney Disagrees With Smoking Ban

"Artist David Hockney has hit out at the smoking ban, calling it an "infringement of democracy". The 69-year-old, who is originally from Bradford, said the needs of both smokers and non-smokers should be catered for in a democratic country. The ban on smoking in enclosed...

Keep On Waving: It's Flag Day

It's Flag Day everyone so start waving! "From flagpoles and front yards all over the country, Old Glory is waving proudly Thursday. That's because June 14 is Flag Day, marking the 230th birthday of the United...

Liberty attack part of grand scheme

For those who follow the intrigues and explosive events surrounding the relationship between America and Israel over the last 4 decades it is easy to "get into a rut" so to speak and blame every single catastrophic event solely on the treachery of Israel. The tragedy though...

First Israeli Player Joins WBNA

Kol Hakavod!  One more great accomplishment for Israeli sport.   I am plotzing. "The dream had begun to take shape during her childhood in Israel, where her athletic parents marveled at how hard...

Too Soon? Tinky Winky's words to Jerry Falwell

On the eve of the death of ultra-conservative, ultra-vocal TV evangelist Jerry Falwell, many of the--shall we say "entities"--whose...lives...he touched have come out of the woodwork for their final say. Among...

Who is Jacknhoo?

I'm a conservative and I am Christian. I have no dedicated loyalty to any particular political party. I vote for whomever is going to protect and preserve America and American's Constitutional rights. I believe...

The Fascination of Wreck Diving the 7 Seas | nomad4ever

If you are a diver, chances are that you are interested in Ship Wrecks, which scatter the oceans of the 7 seas. Ever since human beings sailed the seven seas, ships went missing due to storms, enemies at war, technical failure or just plain human error...

That's Your Credit Card Number in the Trash Bin

Yet another big company caught in the act of slipshod information management. One would think that a company would pay closer attention to how such items as credit card numbers and medical records were disposed of, but evidently one would be wrong:"Texas Attorney General Greg...

Nor'Easter Slams New York

New York City, with its finely interwoven infrastructures, is highly sensitive to weather changes. Heat waves blow out power stations, ice storms cripple mass transit, and heavy winds and rain shut down the three...

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