UNC Chapel Hill is requiring its incoming freshmen to read "Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations." This, of course, has caused an uproar. While the book itself may be informative, requiring it to be read by all freshmen is, well, something that they'd never allow if the book in question was Josh McDowell's "More than […]
If you're not a dedicated reader of the blogosphere you may have missed this item that was all the buzz yesterday. It seems that there is a message board system for Muslim youth at ClearGuidance.com. As is the case with a lot of things, there's nothing wrong with the idea, but with the implementation. Among […]
I just thought I'd point out this article in The New York Times. I've always liked math, well maybe that's not quite true. I liked math up to the point that I took multivariable calculus. I think it's pretty safe to say that I'm one of the few journalists to have successfully completed 4 quarters […]
I occasionally read The American Prospect's blog, Tapped, "just to find out what the enemy is up to." Today, Instapundit directed me to the blog (on an unrelated item) and I spotted a defense of Krugman. Actually, it's a rather lame defense of Krugman. The writer, a flack for the Office of Management and Budget, […]
I just spent a half-hour searching the internet for a modem driver for my parents aging laptop. The company that sold that model has since gone out of business and the driver was difficult to find. The moral of the story: If you're going to buy a laptop or any peripheral for your computer, buy […]
It should come as no surprise that there is nary a mention of Krugman's little gaffe on the Bush/Rangers deal in his latest column. Instead Krugman continues his partisan attacks on Bush. I'm sure that lots of history is being falsified as you read this -- there are several three-letter agencies I don't trust at […]
Mickey Kaus has got the dirt on New York Times columnist Paul Krugman's attack on President Bush's profits from the sale of the Texas Rangers many moons ago. A few days after Krugman's column accusing Bush's partners in the Texas Rangers ownership of giving a $10 million gift to then-Gov. Bush, the Times published this […]
Five Christian gunmen stormed a Muslim school in France early today, killing at least six people and wounding at least two others before fleeing. French authorities refused to classify the attack as a hate crime. Sound a little crazy? That's because it is. Here's the real story. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Five unidentified gunmen stormed the […]
The idea of personal responsibility is disappearing from our culture. Why? Well, parents aren't teaching it to their kids. Arizona English teacher Elizabeth Joice got a letter from a lawyer representing one of the students she failed. The letter asked her to take "whatever action is necessary" for the student to graduate or else the […]
Al Gore has decided to hand wisdom down from on high in the form of an op-ed piece in Sunday's New York Times. After reading his piece, I'm more than a little relieved that Gore isn't sitting in the White House. There has always been a debate over the destiny of this nation between those […]