At the urging of a friend, I recently plowed through all twelve episodes of the first season of the Fox action/adventure series Human Target (2010) on DVD. He thought I’d like it, and he was right. Loosely based off of
I’m a fan of ironic speeches. Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather is worried about the future of his profession. The increasingly biased media will threaten the U.S. in Rather said at a speech here Jan. 24 as part of
In his State of the Union speech last night, the President stated: “The Afghan government will need to deliver better governance. But we are strengthening the capacity of the Afghan people and building an enduring partnership with them.” It is
Would you approve of your tax dollars being used to subsidize the college education of an illegal alien? My guess is that your answer is the same as mine. Absolutely not! But that’s exactly what is taking place in Montgomery
One year ago today, on January 21, the Supreme Court released its landmark decision in Citizens United v. FEC. The decision corrected an anomaly in campaign finance law, and in doing so was a tremendous victory for the First Amendment
By John Eibner and Charles Jacobs Juba, Sudan–On Jan. 9, the people of South Sudan began their week-long referendum to decide whether to separate from the Arab-Muslim North and form an independent country. But Achol Yum Deng didn’t vote. Though
On Sunday, the southern Sudanese began voting on a referendum to secede from the Republic of Sudan and establish their own sovereign nation. By all accounts, they will soon secede from the Arab, Islamic country and form an independent African,
Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? –Isaiah 66: 8 The vote for South Sudan’s Referendum on Secession goes on for seven days, but in the minds and hearts of
Editor’s Note: Francis Bok is a Dinka tribesman from Sudan, who was a slave for ten years and is now an abolitionist living in the United States. He wrote this article for Bigpeace as history is made in Sudan with
On Sunday, January 9th, 2011, the people of Southern Sudan – Christians and animists, or practitioners of native faiths – will have the chance to vote to form an independent nation. The election was stipulated in a 2005 Comprehensive Peace
The link between Autism and the Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine (MMR) is the medical version of the “birther” and “truther” stories. The findings of the original scientific paper haves never been duplicated, the original paper was withdrawn as false by
The news is going from bad to worse for Ireland. The Irish Independent is reporting that the Swiss Central Bank no longer will accept Irish government bonds as collateral. The story also notes that one of the world’s largest bond
The United States’ withdrawal of its demand that Israel impose a second construction freeze in order to bring the Palestinian Authority (PA) back to the negotiation table does not necessarily indicate that the Obama Administration now sides with Israel. Moreover,
Many people who are informed about what’s actually happening in the Middle East constantly wonder why Israel fares so badly in the information wars. The following example gives us a pretty good idea why. Jawaher Abu Rahmah, a ‘Palestinian’ activist,
From the UK’s Independent newspaper comes the following stunning report. Keep in mind, the Independent is a Center-Left newspaper: “The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to one of the most
The year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the completion of the King James Bible, possibly the most influential English language book in history. Psalm 23, King James Version In his 2011 New Year message, the Archbishop of Canterbury said:
Hey conservatives, are you there? No I don’t mean you Republicans…I mean those of you who are lovers of liberty! I mean those of you who defend the Constitution, not just when it protects them but when it protects someone
The so-called “non-partisan” and “independent” fact checkers over at Politifact have named 2010’s “Lie of the year.” The winner was the phrase “A government takeover of healthcare” used by critics of the President’s healt care takeover. A number of issues
North Korea’s heir apparent is obsessed with a Chinese film ‘The Rise of the Great Nations,’ about how advanced countries like the United States, Great Britain, and France became Great Nations. Kim is quoted as saying that he could watch
According to a Poll Position survey conducted in late October, 45 percent of Americans said “No” when asked whether the U.S. government should stop helping to fund NPR; 39 percent said “Yes.” Only those respondents identifying themselves as Republicans favored,
Latin America is increasingly turning into a geo-political and international challenge. On the one hand, Venezuela, under the leadership of Hugo Chavez, continues to support the Colombian narco-guerrilla group known as the FARC. The FARC protects the activities of drug
After displaying in its lobby what was heralded as “the most expensive Christmas Tree in history” the Emirates Palace Hotel has apparently decided that, even in the land of excess that is Abu Dhabi, this was just too much and
Amanda Knox won an important victory in her appeals trial of her murder conviction in Italy on Saturday, when a court ruled that it will allow an independent review of crucial DNA evidence.
B-sides and outtakes just won’t cut it for John Ondrasik when he’s compiling CDs for the Troops. The talent behind the popular band Five for Fighting wants only the best tracks for his song collections, each designed to show the
While the new Congress deliberates over ways to repeal or defund the Obama Administration’s “healthcare reform” law, twenty states and the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), have filed suit in federal court arguing that the law is unconstitutional and
