Yearning for Zion

By Benjamin Gayed Essays 5 Comments »

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
- United States Constitution, 1st Amendment
Last Friday, a judge […]

Demanding Intelligent Discourse on the Economy

By Thomas Lyons Essays 3 Comments »

For those of you who are new to the 2008 US Presidential campaign, here is a quick layman’s overview.
            *Barack Obama is black.  His time is now.  Change.  He was against Iraq from the beginning.  Has a racist pastor.
            *Hillary Clinton is experienced.  She’s a woman.  Snipers shot at her, or something.  Superdelegates.
            *John McCain […]

RIP, Charlton Heston

By Jeremy Gayed Essays 3 Comments »

In the time to come, the media and biographers will doubtless give us an overly complete picture of the professional, personal, and political life of Charlton Heston.  I like his movies, but I couldn’t tell you even half his filmography from memory.  I don’t know much about his personal life, and I’m sure I remain […]

The Lessons of “Fitna”

By Paul Goodell Essays 10 Comments »

Late last week, the Dutch politician Geert Wilders released his highly controversial film, Fitna, on the internet. Wilders is a conservative politician who has called the Koran a fascist book and denounced Islam for its violent teachings.  Public figures in Europe and the Middle East denounced the film before it was even released, fearing that […]

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