With the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Beijing is at its angriest. This article by writer Dai Yan for China's state-run Global Times lays bare China's never-ending consternation over centuries of abuse at the hands of the Western powers, and the indignance many Chinese now feel toward the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. For the state-run … [Read more...] about After Centuries of Plunder, West Shows ‘Concern’ for Chinese Human Rights: Global Times, People’s Republic of China
Lieberman on DADT Repeal: ‘The Moment For This Has Come’
On Andrea Mitchell Reports this afternoon: SEN JOE LIEBERMAN: Right now I'd say the chances for this are really good. The moment for this has come... We've got four Republicans out publicly for repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. I think we're going to get one or two or three other Republicans tomorrow.... I think we're on the verge of a historic breakthrough. Watch … [Read more...] about Lieberman on DADT Repeal: ‘The Moment For This Has Come’
WikiLeaks: We’re All Hackers Now – Folha, Brazil
According to columnist Sergio Malbergier of Brazil's Folha newspaper, the controversy over WikiLeaks' release of classified U.S. diplomatic cables will be remembered not for its 'rich collection of truisms and gossip,' but for announcing a global cyberwar. And all of us are its foot soldiers. For Folha, Sergio Malbergier writes in part: This is a war that’s anything … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks: We’re All Hackers Now – Folha, Brazil
Christmas 2010—And Where Are Our Troops Now?
As we approach the most joyous and for many of us the most sacred time of the year, our thoughts naturally turn to our loved ones, our friends, our colleagues. We wish each other a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays according to our custom and almost instinctively say, write or sing "Peace on Earth, good will to men." But what do we say to our troops, our men and women who … [Read more...] about Christmas 2010—And Where Are Our Troops Now?
Medical Marijuana: An Employer’s Dilemma
As more and more states adopt medical marijuana laws, employers increasingly face the question of addressing marijuana use for medicinal purposes within the context of zero tolerance, drug free workplace policies. Complicating the picture is the difficulty in testing whether an employee is “under the influence” at work. With time and dilution, alcohol dissipates in the … [Read more...] about Medical Marijuana: An Employer’s Dilemma
Some Study Findings Are Surprising
And some are not: Fox News viewers are the most uninformed but Fox isn't the only network failing to get accurate information out to their viewers. … [Read more...] about Some Study Findings Are Surprising
Poll: Six in 10 Voters Say “No Way” To Sarah Palin As President
Who ever would dare say former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is not a uniter, not a divider? It's becoming evident that she's already creating a consensus among voters -- that they do not want her in the White House. The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll indicates 59 percent of the voters would rule out voting for Palin: ....59 percent of Americans in the latest ABC … [Read more...] about Poll: Six in 10 Voters Say “No Way” To Sarah Palin As President
Person of the Year Zuckerberg
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9/11 Comedy Crisis
If anger is the source of all humor, in his last Daily Show of the year, Jon Stewart pulled back the curtain, skipped the jokes and showed us pure rage about Congress' failure to enact medical care for 9/11 responders in the lame-duck session. Instead of the usual lineup of fake bloviators, Stewart hosted a panel of police and firemen suffering from toxic effects of working … [Read more...] about 9/11 Comedy Crisis
Two on a Theme
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on. … [Read more...] about Two on a Theme
America’s Most Unwanted War
As another equivocating report on Afghanistan emerges, a new poll shows the conflict has reached depths of public disapproval seen only in the last days of Vietnam: "Public dissatisfaction with the war, now the nation's longest, has spiked by 7 points just since July. Given its costs vs. its benefits, only 34 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll say the war's … [Read more...] about America’s Most Unwanted War
WikiLeaks: America Owes the World an Explanation – Global Times, People’s Republic of China
Is the U.S. government hypocritical to castigate China for limiting press and Internet freedom, while seeking to jail WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for making use of these very same freedoms? According to this painfully ironic editorial from China’s state-controlled Global Times, in pursing the arrest of Julian Assange, America only inflicts further damage to its already … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks: America Owes the World an Explanation – Global Times, People’s Republic of China
Four on a Theme
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House Passes Tax Cut/Unemployment Package
The deal is done. Two days after the Senate voted 81-19 to pass the President's compromise bill the House did the same by a margin of 277-148 … [Read more...] about House Passes Tax Cut/Unemployment Package
Kitchen is Not a Dirty Word (Guest Voice)
Kitchen is not a Dirty Word by Michael Reagan We are rapidly becoming a nation whose distaff leadership is allowing radical feminists to redefine the role of motherhood. Our moms are being all but ostracized by a raging cadre of radical feminists should they dare to consider cooking for their families to be a major part of their traditional role as wives and … [Read more...] about Kitchen is Not a Dirty Word (Guest Voice)
Freedom of Deplorable Speech (Guest Voice)
Freedom of Deplorable Speech by Tina Dupuy Pastor Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church congregation - also known as the “God Hates Fags” picketers - have no place in a polite society. But we don’t live in a polite society. We live in this one. And in this one we are guaranteed the freedom of speech. If you’re for free speech, which I am, you’re proclaiming you can … [Read more...] about Freedom of Deplorable Speech (Guest Voice)
Santa Obama
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British Court Rejects Sweden’s Request to Keep Julian Assange in Prison
Julian Assange was released from prison today: … [Read more...] about British Court Rejects Sweden’s Request to Keep Julian Assange in Prison
Labels Aren’t The Problem
WASHINGTON -- The "No Labels" group that held its inaugural meeting this week in the name of the political center fills me with passionate ambivalence. My attitude is moderately supportive and moderately critical -- accented by a moderate touch of cynicism. Who can disagree with a call to put aside "petty partisanship" and embrace "practical solutions"? Let's cheer … [Read more...] about Labels Aren’t The Problem
A Present–and Future–for Obama
During this worst year in memory, Americans failed Barack Obama as much as he disappointed us and, for the nation's future, the best present we can give ourselves is a gift of good will for an embattled President. As he prepares to revamp his White House, Obama is still bedeviled by indignities no Leader of the Free World should bear. In a Maryland courtroom, there is a … [Read more...] about A Present–and Future–for Obama