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Christianity Today has an interview with artist Sinead O'Connor. I found the following two responses "interesting." Are you a Christian? O'Connor: Yeah, by birth and by culture. This is what we call a "no." But O'Connor apparently has watched some of those televangelists. What does Jesus mean to you? O'Connor: I've had a lot of […]

I made the mistake of reading this New York Times editorial on the nomination of Dr. James Holsinger to be surgeon general. I just want to make two points. First, the title: "A Nominee's Abnormal Views." The "abnormal" apparently applies to the belief that male-female sexual relationships -- you know, the kind that can actually […]

Set aside the negative connotation of the word "vigilante" for a moment. The Minutemen -- a group whose goals I generally support -- get a lot of flak in the mainstream media for their border watchdog efforts. Compare the coverage of the Minutemen to the coverage of this organization and see if you can see […]

I'm just as surprised as everyone else to discover that the first New York Times public editor, Daniel Okrent, would turn out to be the the toughest, most critical and most honest of the Times ombudsmen. I make this note in the wake of Sunday's column by new ombudsman Clark Hoyt. John Hinderaker over at […]

This quote in Sunday's Washington Post on Al Gore's Live Earth Concerts says just about everything. John Buckley of Carbon Footprint, an organization that helps companies reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, said Saturday that Live Earth will produce about 74,500 tons of the gas. "We would have to plant 100,000 trees to offset the effect […]

That's an ironic little joke that longtime staffers at the San Diego Union-Tribune like to toss out from time to time. I was reminded of that little joke when I read this article about The New York Times' new building. The soaring new New York Times tower — already known for its weird toilets (when […]

National Review's "The Corner" pointed me to this article and quote in The New York Times: Michelle Campbell, 26, a librarian in Washington, said that librarianship is a haven for left-wing social engagement, which is particularly appealing to the young librarians she knows. “Especially those of us who graduated around the same time as the […]

A couple of months back, the city of Vista (located just north of San Diego) passed an ordinance requiring people who hire day laborers to register with the city. The ACLU has filed suit before over the ordinance alleging, oddly, that requiring registration infringes on free speech and equal protection rights. Which raises the question: […]

Al Gore's big concert was today in a number of cities worldwide. I watched about 45 seconds of some musician I didn't recognize and was surprised that all of the concertgoers weren't pumping away on stationary bikes hooked to a power grid to supply juice to all of the stage lights, amplifiers and other assorted […]

If there's one thing that annoys the h-e-double-hockeysticks out of me when it comes to the global warming debate is the belief of many that human output of carbon dioxide has an infinitely greater effect on the climate than a humongous, uncontrolled fusion reaction commonly referred to as: The Sun. The learned Al Gore made […]