The Vatican wakes up to the wisdom of Oscar Wilde

" With his outrageous wit, clear disdain for figures of authority and openly homosexual lifestyle, Oscar Wilde is an unlikely pin-up for the Catholic Church. Persecuted and imprisoned for his sexuality, gay rights...

Tom Wolfe Praises Print, Calls Dan Rather And Other TV Journalists "Idiots"

Charlie Rose's interview with Tom Wolfe presents an interesting take on the "zeitgeist of today's moment" with a brief look at the history of booms and crashes, while exploring Wolfe's views on journalism. To...

Islam: Eye for an Eye for All, But Life in Prison for Us.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe all remember last when air travellers were refused boarding aircraft with liquids, everything from Baby Formula to Soft Drinks to Shampoo, it was all taboo.This Law...

Guantanamo Defendant Praises Bin Laden

As the world's frustrated attention focuses on human rights abuses by China and election fraud in Zimbabwe, there are still many whose outrage and fury is resolutely directed at the world's foremost western...

A spry Farrakhan sings Obama's praises

After a recent fight with cancer Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan stepped up in favor of Barack Obama on Sunday, saying the presidential Candidate reminded him of the founder of the muslim religion,...

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