Monthly Archives: August 2005

So an Afghani glider filled with 20kg of heroin tries to smuggle his product into Tajikistan. Tajikistan shoots down the glider. I wonder what the American press would have to say if we used similar methods against drug peddlers here … Continue reading →

Like most, I was saddened to see the end of the Concorde. But its successor is on the way: As early as next month, Japan plans to launch an arrow-shaped airplane at twice the speed of sound high over the … Continue reading →

I have two problems with this article: ‘I don’t think in the last couple of decades there has been a Supreme Court appointment that could more tip the balance of the court,’ Feinstein said in a speech to several hundred … Continue reading →

On the heels of State Sen. Chichester’s criticism of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights comes the rebuttal from the Virginia Institute for Public Policy: In the latest study released by the Virginia Institute, coauthors Stephen Slivinski and Dr. Michael New … Continue reading →

I can’t help but shake my head and sigh at this: Bill Johnson, a local gift shop owner who created ‘Fort Qualls,’ said he wanted to offer a larger, more convenient place for Bush supporters to gather. He and others … Continue reading →

How many folks out there have used these technologies and miss them lots? I still miss Napster. Too bad the recording industry could never grasp the idea that downloads should be free if only to draw people to concerts and … Continue reading →

If you didn’t get a chance to see any of the pictures from World Youth Day, you missed out. Here is a BBC correspondent’s take on the event. One million people. That’s how many showed up for Mass at WYD. … Continue reading →

Game time is 8:00pm! GO SKINS!

The challenge of secularism against a divided Christianity is one of the great problems of the 21st century. Ecumenism has been the response of forward-thinking individuals, and is the leading edge of the Second Vatican Council. In that light, I … Continue reading →

James Young takes aim at the Right Honorable Gentleman from Winchester: What is more interesting is the timing and phraseology of all of these pieces. It looks at though those fine “journalists” at the WaPo and the Pot. News are … Continue reading →