Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Since its early days in the mid-1980s, Discovery Channel has marketed itself as a channel focused on scientific facts and merit-based research. But at some point in the last decade, the channel started to veer more toward the sensational and away from nuts-and-bolts science. Critics and social media… … [Read more...] about New Discovery Channel president: No more sensationalistic bullcrap
Report: Jews leaving France
[icopyright one button toolbar] In March 2007, here on The Moderate Voice, I wrote this post about a Miami Herald report noting how many French Jews were leaving France. Three years earlier, in 2004, I noted concerns among Jews in France due to an increasing number of incidents. Now The Telegraph, noting France's troubling problems with anti-semitism, reports that a new … [Read more...] about Report: Jews leaving France
Thousands Searching For Hayat Boumeddiene In France
Police are still hunting for France’s most-wanted woman, Hayat Boumeddiene, and any other accomplices of the three gunmen killed in Paris Friday. Some 500 additional troops were deployed for the effort in France’s capital Saturday, BBC News reported. For the first time in days, France breathed a sigh of relief Friday after police killed three French… … [Read more...] about Thousands Searching For Hayat Boumeddiene In France
Obama’s Free Community College Proposal
[icopyright one button toolbar] After a couple of tragic days involving the satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine, it is perhaps ironic, but certainly fortunate, that satire may take our minds off the horrific events in Paris at least for a few minutes. Yesterday, the Obama Administration announced plans to make two years of community college free for “responsible students” … [Read more...] about Obama’s Free Community College Proposal
Clinton v. Bush, Again?
[icopyright one button toolbar] A lot can change between now and when the two major political parties pick their nominees, but it is looking increasingly like we might face another Clinton v. Bush campaign. Larry Sabato, while acknowledging that there are factors which could cause him to lose, has placed Jeb Bush alone in his top tier of Republican nominees: So for the … [Read more...] about Clinton v. Bush, Again?
Mainstream Media Should Publish the Hebdo Cartoons
[icopyright one button toolbar] To all those media outlets who have convinced themselves that they don’t need to publish the Charlie Hebdo cartoons of Mohammed in reporting the recent events in Paris: you are profoundly wrong. Your raison d’etre is to present news. The Hebdo cartoons are a natural part of the story of the murders in Paris. To assert that a description … [Read more...] about Mainstream Media Should Publish the Hebdo Cartoons
Cartoon: The Prophet’s Face
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: The Prophet’s Face
In memory of Charlie Hebdo’s angels (Guest Voice)
[icopyright one button toolbar] In memory of Charlie Hebdo’s angels By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO (via SDONA) -- In Memory of Charlie’s angels: Stephane Charbonnier, Jean Cabut, Georges Wolinski, Bernard Verlhac, Bernard Maris, Philippe Honoré, Michel Renaud, Mustapha Ourrad, Elsa Cayat, Frederic Boisseau, Franck Brinsolaro, and Ahmed Merabet. “If you’re going to get … [Read more...] about In memory of Charlie Hebdo’s angels (Guest Voice)
Cartoon: Muhammad Speaks
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Free Speech and the Charlie Hebdo Attack
[icopyright one button toolbar] As the world attempts to recover and respond to the Paris murders over the publication of cartoons deemed offensive to certain groups, media outlets deal with whether or not to reprint the offending pieces. For some of us the answer is not difficult. The cartoons are part of the story. It is unforgiveable that some “news” outlets will not … [Read more...] about Free Speech and the Charlie Hebdo Attack
The Two Brothers who Murdered 12 in Paris, and the Third Murderer at the Deli — are Dead
Police launched an assault Friday on a factory in northern France where the suspects in the Paris shooting were believed to be holding a hostage. The suspects in the Charlie Hebdo massacre, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, were killed on Friday, according to several several reports including the Associated Press, Dow Jones and AFP. It is reported they wanted to be … [Read more...] about The Two Brothers who Murdered 12 in Paris, and the Third Murderer at the Deli — are Dead
On French Massacre, Fox News Stays in Character
On French Massacre, Fox News Stays in Character By Dick Polman The terrorist massacre in Paris was a fundamental assault on freedom of expression. Everyone who thinks freely, writes freely, draws freely, and snarks freely knows what it was about. But, alas, our friends at Fox News have their own special take on the matter. Their message, distilled to its … [Read more...] about On French Massacre, Fox News Stays in Character
How Liberal is Obama?
[icopyright one button toolbar] Kevin Drum offers an insightful answer on Mother Jones. Obama is the most liberal president since LBJ and he's also a fairly standard-issue mainstream Democrat. Obamacare, in particular, doesn't make him a radical. It just makes him lucky to have had a Congress willing to pass it. But that's not because he's some kind of … [Read more...] about How Liberal is Obama?
Erupting: A Third Murderer has taken hostages in Paris this morning; thought tied to murder of female police officer yesterday
[icopyright one button toolbar] Another hostage situation is taking place at a kosher supermarket in Paris this morning. CBS News reports that an armed gunman has taken five people hostage. There are reports of one person wounded. Authorities believe this gunman is the same person who killed a female police officer Thursday. CBS News also reports that this gunman … [Read more...] about Erupting: A Third Murderer has taken hostages in Paris this morning; thought tied to murder of female police officer yesterday
French Police/ Air Special Forces Close in on Men Believed to be The Murderers; Hostage is Taken
IT is said that those believed to have murdered 12 writers and artists/cartoonists in Paris [critically injuring 4 more and yet another 4 are also injured from the satire magazine Charlie Hedbo] are currently located and surrounded in a small industrial town outside Paris. Apparently at least one hostage, possibly a shopkeeper, has been taken, and it appears the French … [Read more...] about French Police/ Air Special Forces Close in on Men Believed to be The Murderers; Hostage is Taken
Is depression an allergic reaction?
Eric Hopton for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Is depression caused by inflammation in the body's immune system? It seems that no amount of evidence that depressive disorders are just as "real" as physical illness can get rid of the stigma attached to depression. A large proportion of the population still sees depression as a form… … [Read more...] about Is depression an allergic reaction?
Journalists must stand firm
WASHINGTON -- Je suis Charlie Hebdo. If "freedom of expression" is to be more than an empty slogan, Wednesday's terrorist attack in Paris cannot be allowed to have the chilling effect its murderous perpetrators intended. Cartoons crudely lampooning the Prophet Muhammad may not be everyone's cup of tea, but the right to speak freely must encompass the right to offend, … [Read more...] about Journalists must stand firm
Charlie Hebdo shooters’ weapons, behaviour suggest link to organized terror group: analysts
A graphic poster in the March 2013 edition of Inspire, the propaganda organ of the Al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, featured photos of nine men it said were "wanted dead or alive for crimes against Islam." The hit list included the acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie and the right wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders - but more… … [Read more...] about Charlie Hebdo shooters’ weapons, behaviour suggest link to organized terror group: analysts
Aux Etats-Unis Spécialement, ‘Nous Sommes Charlie’
[icopyright one button toolbar] The cry that is being heard around the world after the cowardly massacre of at least 12 innocent people at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo is “Nous sommes tous Charlie.” And, yes, people all over the world are Charlie Hebdo. But in the United States that cry carries special sentiment and significance. For not only … [Read more...] about Aux Etats-Unis Spécialement, ‘Nous Sommes Charlie’
Death with Dignity Is a Human Right (Or Should Be)
[icopyright one button toolbar] Death with Dignity Is a Human Right (Or Should Be) by Daniel Faris Brittany Maynard had a story to tell the nation. But more importantly, she had a question to ask: Are we not entitled to die on our own terms? At 29 years of age, Brittany was a doting mom to two dogs and had been married only one year. She and her husband, Dan, had … [Read more...] about Death with Dignity Is a Human Right (Or Should Be)