Bohemians and the Right

The Right is not at shortage of ridiculous claims to make; but I've come across perhaps the most ridiculous claim yet made by the American Right. That claim is that liberals are attempting to force a "fascist bohemia" in which people are forced to act like Bohemians and to...

Ingredients of Friendship

I'm writing on a subject that has relevance to many people, regardless of their politics or their beliefs. That subject is friendship.I used to be terrible at making and keeping friends. I am better at it now, and I would like to explain to people how it is done. A person who...

I Like Big Macs (Parody)

(to the tune of "I Like Big Butts" by Sir Mix-A-Lot)   I like Big Macs and I can not lie You other brothers can't deny You go to McDonalds looking slender You're not not gonna stay that way forever You get fat And that's just...

Boxing Champion Fights Human Trafficking

By Leif Coorlim, CNN Cecilia Flores-Oebanda has spent her life fighting -- as a child for some education, as a teen rebel against a dictator, and for more than 20 years against human traffickers.  She has become the face of the Philippines anti-trafficking movement...

Conservatism and Lifestyle

A common line among conservatives is that they don't want people to infringe on their lifestyle or to pay for theirs. This line is a complete lie. In late 1990s, I lived in the Silicon Valley and worked in the software industry. Me and the people around me were...

Muslims And Their 72 Virgins

I have reason to believe that the 72 virgins that are promised to Muslims who kill infidel are going to be male and gay.I am looking at this matter from the perspective of some in Christianity, according to whom Mohammad was given the Quran not by Allah but by Satan. Now...

I'm In Love With You to Tears (video and translation)

"I'm In Love With You to Tears"by Alexander SerovOriginal at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnfsynjSnYALift your lovely eyes up to Christmas heavens,Conjure up the substance of your dreams,Before you in my life I was never happy,Just for you, as you love them, it seems,Take...

Goodwill and Man-Woman Relationships

I had an older friend who was a brilliant writer but had a negative view of women, particularly of mothers. I challenged that view, and that resulted in him terminating the friendship.I also had a correspondence with a professor who studies domestic violence. I wrote some...

True Humility; False Humility

Much thought about humility, and how to instill it, is wrong. True humility comes from a realization that other people have valuable qualities, not from the belief that one does not have valuable qualities himself. When defined and practiced this way, humility becomes a...

Flying Car Developed

By Doug Gross, CNN It's one of science fiction's greatest unfulfilled promises, right up there with teleportation and time travel. And, no, Terrafugia hasn't built us a Tardis or promised to beam us up. But they say they're closer than ever to giving...

Intelligence, Sincerity and Artificial Blindness

Truthful examination of cultural and social dynamics is bound to be met with a wall of obstruction. One is liable to be portrayed as a bigot by people on the Left, and one is liable to be portrayed as a collectivist by people on the Right. In both cases what we see is a...

The Constitutional Pharisees

There have been many Republican and Libertarian politicians claiming that the Democrats have been violating American Constitution. Because so many people are saying this, this claim must be answered.As any student of Christianity knows, far more important than obeying the...

Right-Wingers and Obama

I am continuing to run into such sentiments as "Obama is a Communist" and "Democrats are the enemy of America." My question is, when will these people ever learn?If Obama had been a Communist - or a Hitler, or a totalitarian, or anything else of which these people accuse him...

Political Correctness and Bigotry

The word "bigot" gets thrown around all the time in politics, and in many cases it is wrongly placed. I got accused of being a bigot when I suggested that peaceful Muslim-Americans should report those Muslim-Americans who intend terrorist action. This is not bigotry, it is...

Clean Energy Breakthrough

Washington, DC — In a U.S. patent application, a little-known Maryland inventor claims a stunning solar energy breakthrough that promises to end the planet’s reliance on fossil fuels at a fraction of the current cost – a transformation that also could blunt global...