TaBoo Tenente wrote "underappreciated blogger: larry kuperman" Thank you, once again, but I must decline the title. I am, if anything, overappreciated here. JU has been been my home for some time, since the site began really. I have been pleasantly suprised with how well my articles, on somewhat obscure topics, have been received. It is most gratifying to be complimented by people that I don't really know. Blog on!
Thank you and thank you again, BakerStreet. You would get my vote as smartest. I do try to check the facts, but I rarely can match the insights that you offer. I'll have to think about my votes, but two of my favorite bloggers are shadesofgrey and O G San. I often disagree with them, but I am always impressed by their thoughts and experiences. Thank you again for the mention.
In the Pope's latest book, he refers to gay marriage as part of "a new ideology of evil." In this time of ever-increasing revelations of child sex abuse within the Catholic Church, I stand in wonder of just how misplaced priorities can be. The book Memory and Identity is based on transcribed conversations between the Pontiff and his circle of friends.
Having just read the news a few minutes ago, I am saddened.. I guess the madness finally caught up to him. Rest in peace.
Hi, BakerStreet. I took most of the weekend off blogging, to hang out with my daughter. I was hoping that Manofpeace would answer your question, as he is much more qualified than I to answer. He may still be off-line. He had computer woes not too long ago. But I'll give it my best shot, here we go: "it seems like you'd have a hard time finding a politically viable candidate that was more hard-line than Sharon" The likely candidate would be for
In what could further destabilize the Middle East, the son of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been indicted in a campaign funding scandal. The indictment comes at a time when many Israelis are angered by concessions made by Sharon to the government of Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas in order to get the peace process started. The indictment is
Let me ask my esteemed colleagues if the alliance of Iran and Syria changes anything? "Iran and Syria on Wednesday said they would unite against any challenges or threats to their nations' livelihoods, a move that could raise the stakes in the ongoing international dramas involving both countries." Source: Fox News (among many others) at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,147764,00.html Iranian Vice President Mohammed Aref said "This
O G San, you have banished all hope of my getting a restful nights sleep. Yet I thank you. This may well be the most thought-provoking post I have ever read on JU. I can't think of a rational rebuttal. Not only does Russia have nuclear weapons now, it had them under Stalin, the man who killed 43 million. China had them under Mao, who killed 100 million. They never used them, prefering to kill people the old fashioned way, one bullet to the hea
Before anything else, congratulations to Terry (Kona0197) for trying this again. It takes a lot of maturity to check it out again. Heres a good link to get you started: https://addons.update.mozilla.org/extensions/?os=Windows&application=firefox I use Tabbrowser Preferences and Adblock from that page. Foxytunes is also nice: http://www.iosart.com/foxytunes/firefox/help.html AboutSite and SpellBound (no that you need a spellch
BakerStreet, what is missing from this is the fact that religious groups have actively lobbied to enact laws forbidding the teaching of creationism. You mention Scopes. That trial was not about the relative merits of creationism or evolution, but about whether the state of Tenessee had the right to forbid the teaching of evolution in the classroom. For those not familiar, see http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm B
A really good site offering two perspectives (Israeli and Palestinian) on the conflict is at http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2001/promises/timeline2.html An event that is often overlooked is the conflict that took place within Jordan in 1970 between Palestinians and Jordanians. "Frustrated with and feeling threatened by the Palestine Liberation Organization’s involvement in Jordanian politics, King Hussein declares war on the PLO and imposes martial
Today is the ninetieth anniversary of D.W. Griffith's movie "The Birth of a Nation," a controversial and racist film that celebrated the origin of the Klu Klux Klan in America. I only know one way to fight hatred and that is with humor. I hope that you get a chuckle. Today is a fitting day to begin "White History Month," a celebration of all things white. Cl
Howard Dean likened the Republican Right Wing and Democrats that followed Conservative policies to cockroaches during his campaign. He said "they'd scurry around like cockroaches" if he were elected. Not exactly what one would call "building bridges." In explaining his remark, he said "I mean, look, I'm a colorful person, I use colorful language. Would it have been better if I hadn't said that? Probably it would have been. But members of Congress who a
Where do new ideas come from? One thery is that they come from the conflict between older ideas. Hegel's famous dialectic went as follows: Thesis meets anti-thesis creating synthesis. Someone puts forward an idea, someone else opposes it and out of the conflict comes a new idea. I think that we see this in politics. Presiden Bush suggested a plan to
Great picks. I try to stay current with the latest skins, but.....so many skins, so little time. Your choices really help me expand my horizons. Thanks!
Just curious, can anyone point to an example of a corporation that has lost significent marketshare because of the political views of it's CEO? I hate to interject facts (sorry, sarcasm) but I don't think that there is any basis here. Clear Channel radio network was an outspoken supporter of President Bush last election. Their CEO was a public supporter. Have they suffered monetarily? No. Their stock (CCU on the exchange) actually rose shar
Oh, after writing this I found some other discussion at Mozillanews: http://mozillanews.org/?article_date=2004-10-19+01-52-31 Of course, Firefox is skinnable and could be easily branded for a contributing client...
This may be surprising, but did you know that Google has released a browser? They call it Mozilla. The Mozilla Project states its purpose as follows: The mission of the Mozilla project is to preserve choice and innovation on the Internet. An open source community of developers and testers. A partner for the technology industry. An advoca
I'm a secularist. I teach Sunday School at a Secular Humanist institution. But I'm not an atheist and I am certainly not immoral or amoral. There are so many misconceptions about what Secular Humanism is, I thought that I would clear the air. We are not atheists. You can be an atheist and a Secular Humanist, but you can also have strong religious beliefs. In
Myrrander, I am a third-generation Democrat. (Although my father liked Nixon, I think he did that just to upset me.) At the current time, there is NO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE for President that I could endorse! If our party can't marshall my support, they are in despirate straits. (You might read my article comparing Dean to McGovern.) I would say to you that Mahmoud Abbas in Palestine has done a better job of distancing himself from the radicals
Marvin, I wonder if you realize that your philosophy, as expressed in this article and others, is entirely consistent with radical Islam? This article, blaming the rains in California on the wrath of God, could have appeared on any of their sites. Many people, Christians and others, believe in a God of compassion, rather than wrath.
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Ah, you are probably right. I was uncertain as to what the quotes, taken out of context, might mean. If so, then my reply is to the ones being quoted, not the one doing the quote. Today is the day for rememberence. Peace.
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Dr. Guy, you are entilted to your opinion, of course. But frankly, I am at a loss about what point you were making (or trying to make) with the last two posts. But let me suggest some things: The conditions in the Palestine areas are not good. Unemployment is rampant, as is poverty. Violence is a part of everyday life there. But there are no gas chambers, no crematoria. You will find no mass graves. Eleven million people died in the
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Thank you, Adam, for this post.. Let us remember not only the millions that died during World War II, but the slaughtered innocents of Rwanda, the victims of rape in the modern-day Sudan, those who lie in mass graves in Iraq, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia....all the victims of senseless violence and genocide. A moment of silence for them all. <img src="http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2005/WORLD/europe/01/26/auschwitz.anniversary.ap
On the occasion of Ronald Reagan's death, I wrote an article on his legacy. Please feel free to read it and critique as you will. Link: http://kupe.joeuser.com/index.asp?aid=17482 As far as I am concerned, the AIDs rap against Reagan is nothing but smoke, 20/20 hindsight. The question is not, knowing what we know NOW, should we have done. The question is rather, what could have been done then. I have commented on this before. I worked in a New