It is five days into the new year, and I am glad of that - 2007 was a particularly trying time for me, full of a lot of personal and professional changes and challenges. It is good to have a fresh chapter to write, a blank page upon which to…
Why did Obama win in Iowa? This video gives you a good idea of why. Obama adopted, as his motto, "The fierce urgency of now." Obama is not a mere speech reader, as you can see from this speech he gave on November 10, 2007. He really hits some solid…
Best known for his attacks on Father Nature, Sam Harris is now warning us about Mother Nature: Might we be better off just leaving things to the wisdom of Nature? I once believed this. But we know that Nature has no concern for individuals or for species. Those that survive…
Yesterday, I saw the following quote on a t-shirt in a little souvineer shop in Hannibal, Missouri: A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. This quote uses a formula that could work for many other verbs, too. Instead of "read," you can substitute "think,"…
Mike Lester, The Rome News-Tribune by Mike Keefe, The Denver Post Tab, The Calgary Sun by John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri [admin note: DI proudly supports cartoonists through its subscription to Cagle Cartoons. Each of these cartoons is printed with full permission]