Getting Ready for the Peak
by John Young "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a […]
Day: December 9, 2007
Allegory: Men, Women, Race and Nation
Whereas sexual pornography presents sex as an end in and of itself and becomes a substitute for intimacy, social and political “pornography” in the form of vapid consumption and the pursuit of entertainment has become […]
Victim’s Family Sues in ‘Jena 6’ Beating Case
Lawsuit looms for black assailants The family of a white student allegedly beaten by six black classmates in rural Louisiana has filed a civil lawsuit against the teens’ parents, the adult teens, an additional student […]
No Independence for Kosovo
How would the US react, for example, if Florida declared its independence in 2020 because it had a majority Spanish-speaking population that aligned itself more with Castro than Bush? The imminent independence of the province […]
Kosovo Flashpoint Deadline Looms
Deadline Monday By Lee Barnes On Monday December 10, the United Nations deadline for an agreement on the independent status of Kosovo expires. The Kosovan government have said that they will declare autonomy if the […]