by Lynn Hayes Elena Kagan has been widely acclaimed after President Obama announced her as his choice to be the next Supreme Court justice, garnering support from conservative lawyers and policymakers.  One of the qualities that has gained her widespread affection and respect is her ability to entertain arguments across the political spectrum.  She is…

I will love the sunfor it warms my bonesYet I will love the rainfor it cleanses my spiritI will love the lightfor it shows me the wayYet I will love the darknessfor it shows me the stars –Og Mandino photography and poetry selection by Tony Howell

Sarah Silverman, the outrageous but adorable comic star of Comedy Central’s “The Sarah Silverman Program,” has been canned from that network.  The Guardian calls Silverman “the most taboo-breaking comedian working in America today.” The cancellation comes on the heels of a fiasco on the TED internet network in which she did a comedy piece on adopting a…

Yesterday this blog reached a landmark:  two million page views since 2005.  I want to thank all of my readers, especially the ones who have stuck with me year after year, through interesting times and not-so-interesting times, for the inspiration to keep coming up with articles that are worth reading. While I’m thanking people, I…

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