Binding Anti-Blasphemy Advances with Veiled Threats of Terrorism
Islamist demonstration outside Danish Embassy in London in 2006 (Photo: Jacob Lundberg) An internationally enforceable anti-blasphemy law is on the march, and according to the cha

Follow Friday #4
I felt overwhelmed with good choices for this week's #FollowFriday post, but then suddenly yesterday, a meme erupted. Following the release of a horribly depressing poll showing that a majority of Republicans believe that ACORN stole the 2008 election for Barack Obama, progressive tweeps hijacked the hashtag for #acornfacts with an avalanche of snarky faux-facts about ACORN, blaming them for every

Rappers Against Phony Entertainers
Yeah, I still like this as much as I did back in the day. Now that I'm older and crotchety-er, I really appreciate that it's a song that is asking the wider music industry not to dumb itself down. Unfortunately, the call was not heeded. I did at one point test the waters with my wife to see if we could name our still-gestating son Prime Minister Pete Fidalgo. I think she's warming to it. It's '91, son, so somethin's gotta change.

BIRTHCON 3?
In case you haven't noticed, I haven't been absent yet. The signs we thought we were getting last week that our baby was going to be born any second seem to have turned out to be erroneous. This evening, however, Jessica--who normally goes to bed no later than 10pm--decided at 9:45pm that she absolutely had to

Hillary Clinton, Education, and Afghanistan
I have been very much encouraged by what appears to be a refreshing degree of forthrightness and assertiveness in the public comments of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. I have had love/suspect/hate/love feelings toward Sec. Clinton for some time--I worked in media research for her presidential campaign until a medical episode necessitated my exit, and even in my supp