In her show's opening monologue yesterday, Ellen DeGeneres touched on the Prop 8 ruling before moving to the demand that JC Penney's fire her as their spokesperson because of her "lifestyle". "This organization (One Million Moms) doesn't thin... read more

Lord deliver us from those who claim to speak for a group solely on the basis of their membership in the group. Unless one is appointed or elected to do so, it is better to speak for oneself; perhaps even then.Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGwhose thou... read more

As Preludium's writer, I want to thank those of you who responded to my last post, "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright."  It is alright, and your words gave me courage to press on. But for the next ten days, "Pressing On," will be elsewhere.... read more

In case you want to write his name in, Jason Miller is the name. J. read more

This morning I spent some time at City Hall talking with a number of people connected with the New Priorities Network, and the Bay Area New Priorities Campaign. The hope is to encourage local communities across the country to collectively speak up... read more

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Sailer is just on the spectrum of right wing that Anders Behring Breivik is on. Whether it comes in white nationalism or Islamic fundamentalism, it is basically the same kinds of minds drawing the same kinds of conclusions. I think there are legit... read more

Now that his coalition is restabilized, Netanyahu must address external threats, starting with growing international pressure on Israel.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to surprise us, and presumably not only by bringing about a split in... read more

Hi neighbors. I've moved my blog to TypePad. You can now visit me at [link] You can follow me on TypePad by visiting my profile. See you there! Read and post comments | Send to a friend read more

So my commetns on A Pinch of Salt were deleted (by me), for the simple reason that as soon as I realized the authors had no intention of engaging in an honest discussion, I did not want them to remain.The author has chosen, however, to continue to... read more