NOTE: I have a personal interest the story cited below, since my grandfathers Nathan Gandelman and Abraham Ravinsky fled Russia to escape anti-semitism in the early part of the 20th Century. Anti-semitism is bubbling up from the bowels of Russia once again. There are a couple of disturbing trends: The infamous "blood ritual" which accuses Jews of murdering … [Read more...] about Anti-Semitism Rears Its Ugly Head In Russia

...at The New Democrat, an exciting new site. We're always very happy when we see a moderate or centrist site pop up. We also love the many sites we visit on the left and right  (our blogroll on this site is NOT for show) -- but like to see new ones in the middle, too. And this one looks like it's going to be GREAT. Even the concept: It was started by "Max Burns, a … [Read more...] about

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You would not WANT to be in the shoes today of Abu Omar al-Kurdi, a senior aide to of leading militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi -- captured today by Iraqi forces and undergoing intense and perhaps even creative interrogation. The reasons: The elections are coming up and Zarqawi has basically declared war on the elections and on democracy. Now Iraqi forces have his right hand … [Read more...] about Major Breakthrough In Battle Against Iraq “Insurgents”?

Sometimes journalists -- and scientists -- need to take a deep breath because  a logical thesis presented via  Doomsday Journalism can undermine an intriguing finding's credibily -- which is what happens with a new report warning that the point of no return could hit earth within 10 years on global warming. If you read this report in England's Independent, we all … [Read more...] about More Doomsday Journalism

Sorry for the way the type is cut of on the post below. I have no idea why. I have a had several frustrating design problems here at Typepad and this is only the latest. Hopefully we can get it fixed. … [Read more...] about More Design Problems Here

Our occasional collection of interesting reading culled from sites representing ALL viewpoints. Opinions expressed do not necessary reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice. ARE JOURNALISTS KILLING JOURNALISM AS A PROFESSION BY IGNORING A PUBLISHED CODE OF ETHICS? The website Carpe Bonum thinks so and tells you why. AN AL QAEDA REVIEW can be read on former military man … [Read more...] about Around The ‘Sphere

This was a new one for me. I was going into Subway on El Cajon Boulevard here in San Diego, when a street person in tattered clothes walked over to me. "Hey mister," he said. "Can you give me some money for a meatball sandwich?" Specificity... PS: Now I feel guilty: somewhere there is someone out there who desperately needs a meatball sandwich. … [Read more...] about Now Street Beggars Want Money For SPECIFICS

We've said in many forums -- on this blog, on an Internet talk radio show, in an interview with Random Fate -- that the TRUE test of Blogtopia is going to be when we see that blogs don't just scrutinize and demand accuracy from people with whom they disagree. Can the left go after the left? Can the right go after the right? Or is the Blogtopia basically going to remain the … [Read more...] about BLOGS: Is The Blogosphere Really Self-Correcting?

Yes, there is indeed good news (for NOW) out of Iraq where the Shiites who seem poised to win power in the elections insist their government will be a secular one: With the Shiites on the brink of capturing power here for the first time, their political leaders say they have decided to put a secular face on the new Iraqi government they plan to form, relegating Islam to a … [Read more...] about A Hopeful Sign On Iraq Elections….But….

It's a cliche now to say "we will never see his kind come our way again," but it's clearly true about Johnny Carson, who died yesterday at the age of 79. He had become an icon reflecting his generation in an era when broadcasting was at its height; his comedic style was shaped by radio and early television  -- in contrast to today's late night hosts who grew up … [Read more...] about Johnny Carson 1925-2005: An Appreciation

The website INBB has  apparently been doing some citizen journalsim recently -- and reached some troubling conclusions about a radical Islamic Yahoo group that it suspects is up to no good: In the days leading up to the Iraqi election, a propaganda war continues to be fought on the Internet by radical Islamics. However, one apparent major purveyor of terror appears to be … [Read more...] about The Strange Saga Of The Radical Islamic Yahoo Group

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Yes, it's that time of the week again...when we do our stint as a Guest Blogger on Dean's World. Just click on THIS LINK and you can visit us there. Our regular posts resume here on Monday morning, possibly as early as late Sunday night. … [Read more...] about We’re Guest Blogging This Weekend

....at the newly redesigned website Digital Dissent. It's the brainchild of Justin Delabar, a moderate Democrat, who has joined forces with a Libertarian and a Republican to create a SPECIAL kind of open source politics blog. Delabar writes: The internet is a land of bitter partisanship; it's all about Republicans v. Democrats, Conservatives v. Liberals, Libertarians, … [Read more...] about Take A Peek….

Fasten your seat belts for tons of controversy and discussion over some scientists' startling conclusion: Earth's mass extinction 250 years ago was caused by global warming:New Delhi, Jan 21 : The biggest mass extinction in the history of earth some 250 million years ago was caused by global warming and not by the impact of asteroid or comet as earlier believed, new evidence … [Read more...] about Did Global Warming Cause Earth’s Mass Extinction 250 Million Years Ago?

Then, here are a batch. … [Read more...] about Are You Interested In Psychic Predictions?

Now my world is shattered. I don't know what to believe anymore. I'm a total cynic. First, someone claimed there was no Santa Claus. Then they told me the truth about the East Bunny. And that Dennis Kucinich and Alan Keyes were actually cartoon characters based on people living on Mars. But now THIS???? Heroic fights to the death between enslaved gladiators never happened, … [Read more...] about Oh, Please, Say It Isn’t So!

Blogger Arthur Chrenkoff does a highly popular Good News From Iraq post regularly. Aside from being read on his site, it's linked all over, applauded in some quarters, denounced in others and also runs in the Wall Street Journal. He recently decided to do an experiment: he decided to study the coverage and see how negative it is. And here's what he found. … [Read more...] about Bad News From Iraq

FCC Chairman Michael Powell, the son of departing Secretary of State Colin Powell, and one of the most controversial FCC chiefs ever, is leaving the building. But before there are celebrations in some quarters they might ask: who comes next? And will Powell's critics consider the next person worse? Here's ABC's report:Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael K. … [Read more...] about So Michael Powell Is Leaving The FCC…

  I did a quadruple take when I read this one -- and if I were President George Bush I would ponder the word "hubris" because if you're a Republican and Peggy Noonan  criticizes your speech then you must have hit some flat or sour notes. There have been lots of reactions to Bush's inauguration speech  and many -- but not all, by any means -- have been … [Read more...] about HELL HAS FROZEN OVER