I’ve decided to start referring to pretty much everyone I know as “illegal drivers”, since I’m pretty sure everyone I know regularly violates the speed limit laws. Even if some don’t, the generalization is “true enough” that I won’t worry about lumping people in who it doesn’t apply to.
My next step is to lobby to [...]
This morning we launched the largest military offensive operation since the beginning of our invasion in Iraq. The target was the area of Samarra.
All of the news reports so far have been sure to mention the fact that there were 50 aircraft, 200 “tactical vehicles”, and 1500 troops engaged in the attack. I couldn’t help [...]
February 21, 2006 – 2:06 pm
Malcolm X was assassinated 41 years ago today in Harlem. While I don’t necessarily share all of his opinions regarding the methods that should be used to fight racism, I do think he was a valuable and significant figure in the civil rights movement. I thought I’d put up some excerpts from some of his [...]
February 5, 2006 – 10:15 pm
Here’s the link to the video for Bono’s message regarding social justice in the global context at the recent prayer breakfast in DC. It’s pretty great. A lot of people bag on him for being so “political” (or whatever you may want to call it), etc. but this is a clear example of what more [...]
January 2, 2006 – 10:16 pm
Fan’s of “The Office” - the funniest show on TV right now (IMHO) - may get a kick out of Dwight’s blog.
Yes, this post goes against my standard of frowning on corporate blogs, but it’s OK every now and then. I will say that they get big negative points for not providing RSS feeds, though.
December 22, 2005 – 12:53 pm
This came up in a conversation on Nate’s blog, but since he doesn’t want to discuss it there anymore, I’ll branch off and discuss it here.
It’s my opinion that the actions of a person (or group of people, or government, etc.) can still be evil regardless of their “motives”.
In the context of what we were [...]
December 2, 2005 – 12:56 am
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AFP) - The United States executed the 1,000th person since capital punishment was reintroduced in 1976, when Kenneth Boyd was given a lethal injection at a North Carolina jail.
I wonder if our nation will ever look back on this day and regret it. Probably not, we’re not really into dwelling on the [...]
November 9, 2005 – 7:53 pm
Who would Jesus torture? - by David Batstone
Christians of strong religious faith and sound moral conscience often end up in disagreement. Human affairs are a messy business, unfortunately, and even at the best of times we only see through a glass, darkly.
It is hard for that reason to call Christians to a universal standard of [...]
October 26, 2005 – 7:17 pm
I’ve noticed a lot more honking in support of the anti-war protesters on the corner of Victoria and Telephone lately.
October 18, 2005 – 9:26 pm
Copied from the Sojourners email list:
Just weeks after Hurricane Katrina exposed the crisis of poverty in America, Congress will debate as early as Wednesday how much money should be cut from the budgets of health care, nutrition assistance, and other vital services for poor and working families. That’s right, they will cut funds - and [...]