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At the risk of becoming a pariah as a liberal blogger, I have to try again.    Last week, I wrote an article about anti-Semitism on the left side of the political spectrum.  It was the most commented article I’ve … Continue reading →

Most Americans who have any media access whatsoever know that last week a California woman with six prior children gave birth to octuplets.  The details surrounding the birth (six prior kids, solo unemployed parent, in vitro implantation of eight or … Continue reading →

At a news conference in Florida this week, John McCain couldn’t resist the opportunity to bring up remarks by Jeremiah Wright, calling them "beyond belief." This, despite the fact that Bill Moyers, in an hour long interview last Friday showed … Continue reading →

Biblical creationism, repositioned as creation science and most recently intelligent design has lost the contest of ideas on all counts: the rules, the criteria and the judging. It doesn’t follow the scientific method; it doesn’t allow us to explain, predict, … Continue reading →

"The kids are proud!" my husband, Brian, commented, "I told them where you were." We were vacationing in the Caribbean, and I had been engaged in one of my quirky travel pastimes–buying children’s books and dropping them at a local … Continue reading →