Like it or not, pornography is more widespread now and easily accessible than any other time in human history. There are pluses and minuses, but do your teenagers know what "normal" is? More here. … [Read more...] about The Internet Has Created A New Baseline For Sexuality

There's a controversy raging because some climbers got a peek at a crack. … [Read more...] about Outrage On Mount Everest

From the looks of it the answer could be yes. Amba has the details. … [Read more...] about Do Democrats Finally Have A Coherent Game Plan?

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A fascinating MUST-READ in the German edition of the Financial Times, translated here on the indispensable site Watching America. Here's a key part:It's not just the tone and type of debate that distinguishes how America and Europe deal with immigration. The self-confidence shown by millions of illegal immigrants at recent mass rallies in the U.S. in, for example, demanding the … [Read more...] about German Newspaper Praises America’s Assimilation Of Immigrants

If you read this site yesterday, you probably noticed a new name — Michael van der Galien, who has the weblog Liberty and Justice. He is the latest co-blogger to join The Moderate Voice. He is a law student based in the Netherlands and on his site describes his views this way:LIBERAL CONSERVATISM - THE ESSENCE OF LIBERALISM The World Of Politics, From A European's Point … [Read more...] about TMV Gets A New Co-Blogger

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andrew Borowitz:GORE COULD CAUSE GLOBAL BORING Hillary Produces Cautionary Documentary About Former Veep The election of former vice president Al Gore to the White House could result in a disastrous phenomenon called “global boringâ€? in which millions of people around the world would fall asleep in an unprecedented narcoleptic … [Read more...] about This Just In! Hillary Clinton’s New Documentary

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A MUST READ special post from Citizen Smash. FOOTNOTE: TMV has met Smash and he is for real — just as his words are for real. … [Read more...] about Memorial Day: A Mother Remembers

CBS News: Deadly Attack On CBS News Crew, Two Team Members Killed, Correspondent Seriously Injured By Roadside Bomb In Baghdad (CBS/AP) Two members of a CBS News team, veteran cameraman Paul Douglas, 48, and soundman James Brolan, 42, were killed and correspondent Kimberly Dozier, 39, was seriously injured Monday when the Baghdad military unit in which they were embedded was … [Read more...] about More Shredded Journalists in Iraq

I heard him speak at my synagogue a few months back - he's pretty good! Israel21c: Harvard classrooms are standing-room only for popular Israeli professor In a high-powered, competitive place like Harvard University, you might assume that achievement takes priority over pursuing personal happiness. But surprisingly, IDF air force veteran and Israeli national squash champion … [Read more...] about The Professor of Happiness

It's always fun to watch Majority Leader Bill Frist who has a political pattern: on a controversial issue he'll break with the White House but eventually discard his original position and quickly change it to the official line. It has happened again:Senator Bill Frist, the majority leader, on Sunday defended the raid by federal agents on a Democratic lawmaker's Capitol Hill … [Read more...] about Frist Now Supports FBI Raid On Lawmaker’s Office

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So, I've decided the time is far past ripe for some feedback from the many denizens of TMV-land. Inquiring minds want to know: How am I doing? What do you like about my blogging? What do you dislike? What can improved upon, what is perfect already, and what is hopeless? Do you feel like I fairly consider views from all sides? Or do I come off like a conservative or liberal … [Read more...] about Building a Better Blog

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose pronouncements have been marked by a candor that's quite refreshing, says watch Florida Governor Jeb Bush because he could run for President one day:Probably '08 is a little bit tricky, but " '12 or '16 isn't. And he's a young enough guy (53) that he has a great future," Gingrich said on the Political Connections television show airing … [Read more...] about Gingrich: Jeb Bush Has A Big Future (UPDATED)

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An old debate. The stalwarts maintained that 'you grow into the profession' and 'unlearn what you learnt at a journalism school.' And the debate goes on. In 1902 Joseph Pulitzer came on the scene and offered Columbia University $2 million to establish a journalism school."The administration wavered; Pulitzer's peers thought the idea ludicrous. As Michael Lewis once reported in … [Read more...] about Are Journalists Born, Or Are They Made?

Early on in his term, some conservatives were comparing George W. Bush to Ronald Reagan — saying that he had carried the Reagan Revolution that began replacing FDR's New Deal mentality and orientation with conservative ideas several steps farther. Bush, it was said, was far closer to Ronald Reagan than his country club Republican father, George Bush I. But then came a … [Read more...] about Bush Compares Himself To Harry Truman

From David Letterman: 10. Post office wall has several photos of you sleeping 9. Your houseplant occasionally sneezes 8. Domino's keeps delivering to unmarked van parked across the street 7. Birthday card from your mom has several words blacked out 6. You get nominated for "Outstanding Lead Performance in an NSA Surveillance Video" 5. Your dishwasher functions are "Wash," … [Read more...] about Top 10 Signs The Government Is Spying On You