When I was a teenager, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up, but I knew that I didn't want to wear a suit to work and I didn't want to carry a brief case. Fast-forward . . . I ended up being a lawyer who…
Why indeed? Please read this excellent article by Johann Hari at the Independent, detailing the tragic hijacking of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights by religious bigots. Here's a taste: Starting in 1999, a coalition of Islamist tyrants, led by Saudi Arabia, demanded the rules be rewritten. The demand for everyone to…
I thought it was just me. Over the past few months, while reading some of the comments here at DI and at several forums that I frequent, I’ve been noticing that there seems to be LESS consensus on the hot topics of our time rather than more. That doesn’t seem right. With the wealth of information on the internet literally at our fingertips shouldn’t we all be better informed than ever before? Not so, says Clive Thompson in a recent issue of Wired magazine. In fact he has the stats to back it up!
That's right, it's carnival time once again! This 109th time around, our gracious host Rana uses poetry to introduce each featured article. Click here for a big ol' fix of godlessness. I love the COTG and have been following it since it was in its venerable 80s. There's always a great range of articles and perspectives and I've found quite a few blogs who've ended up bookmarked for daily visits, so do get over and have a browse (oh yeah - one of mine's in this carnival too!). Cheers H
Sam Club, which has no problem pumping out conservative books, including those written by Bill O'Reilly, has a problem with an employee who dared to wear a shirt bearing the likeness of the current President of the United States, Barack Obama. The problem was that Obama's image was potentially offensive to customers.