Monthly Archives: November 2004

Secretary of State Powell to Resign “I believe that now that the election is over, the time has come for me to step down” Colin Powell tendered his resignation today, taking effect after a replacement is found: Secretary of State … Continue reading →

Mr. Woo If you have seven minutes to burn, you have got to check this out. Awesome.

Christians in Palestine Concerned About Their Future Analysis of Correspondent in the Holy Land Typically I don’t repost whole articles, but the fate of the Palestinian Christian community is one often lost in debates that characterize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as … Continue reading →

Fallujah Taken “(O)ccupied but not subdued.” The Iraqi government is proclaiming victory over the insurgents in Fallujah, with the American military saying that it will take several more days to mop up the remaining pockets of resistance: U.S. military officials … Continue reading →

Rapper ODB Dead at 36 Collapsed inside recording studio ODB, for those who do not know whom this fine gentleman is, is “Ol’ Dirty Bastard,” he was a member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Known for his lyrics, style, and well. … Continue reading →

Archbishop Pell on Democractic Personalism “Democracy is never unqualified.” A point well taken, if we understand it in context: Democracy is never unqualified. We are used to speaking of ‘liberal democracy’ which as currently understood is a synonym for ‘secular … Continue reading →

Arafat Dead at 75 Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, a symbol of statehood to his people and of Satan to many Israelis, died early Thursday morning at a Paris military hospital at age 75. UPDATE: A longer article on Yasser Arafat … Continue reading →

The reality of intimidation Eric Wang’s experience with Philadelphia Democrats Now this is one of the more interesting, on the ground accounts of voter intimidation I have read: At the end of the day, I was cornered in a parking … Continue reading →

Bush’s Secularist Triumph The left apologizes for religious fanatics. The president fights them. A surprising opinion piece from Slate.com of all places: So here is what I want to say on the absolutely crucial matter of secularism. Only one faction … Continue reading →

Schrodinger’s Cat or, is Arafat dead? Analogous to Schrodinger’s infamous cat, the world is getting conflicting reports as to whether Yasser Arafat is alive or dead. To learn more about Schrodinger’s Cat (an analogy he used to prove the silliness … Continue reading →