I photographed this older orangutan yesterday at the St. Louis Zoo. He had moved slowly to this spot about 50 feet away from the glass, where he paused for several minutes and stared back at the humans who were staring at him. I was pondering whether this photo needed a caption, but…
You'll find this in the current edition of Newsweek. Here's an excerpt regarding the source of morality in the absence of religion: WARREN: Sam, what are the secular sources of an acceptable moral code? HARRIS: Well, I don't think that the religious books are the source. We go to the…
In 2004, Matthew was appointed the president’s chief campaign strategist. According to a new article by the Washington Post, Dowd now says his faith in Mr. Bush was “misplaced.” In a wide-ranging interview here, Mr. Dowd called for a withdrawal from Iraq and expressed his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s leadership. He…
Check out this new Onion video on the human cost of immigration. And I dare you to watch this Onion news promo without laughing. Or consider this proposed solution to the troop shortage in Iraq.
Scientists have discovered a third type of human twin, neither identical nor fraternal. One of the twins was found to be a "true hermaphrodite" with both ovarian and testicular tissue. Whether or not we consider this a different type or species of human, one thing is certain: the book of Genesis…