Monthly Archives: April 2010

"If all mankind, minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in … Continue reading →

Hello all. I am going away for several days….about a week, possibly a little more.  I am unsure as to whether I will post anything while gone or not. I appreciate the reduction in antipathy and name calling. Interesting things … Continue reading →

Arizona passed what is probably the toughest state immigration law on the books. Arizona’s law orders immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there’s reason to suspect they’re in the … Continue reading →

Meditate and Destroy profiles the persona who quite possibly represents America’s most unexpected Buddhist: former punk rocker and juvenile delinquent Noah Levine, bestselling author of the book Dharma Punx. As a teenager, Levine was mired in an abyss of violence, … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s top executive boasted in late 2007 about the money the investment bank was making from betting against risky mortgages, according to a collection of e-mails released by a Senate panel on Saturday. The … Continue reading →

The Washington Post’s Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are the winners: 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of … Continue reading →

    Shortly after three eight-year-old boys were found mutilated and murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas, local newspapers stated the killers had been caught. The police assured the public that the three teenagers in custody were definitely responsible for these … Continue reading →

Home Foreclosures Surge, Hit Quarterly Record by The Associated Press April 15, 2010 A record number of U.S. homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of this year, a sign banks are starting to wade through the … Continue reading →

A friend of mine told me about a book that I heard about for a long time but never thought I’d have the time to read because of its length. After he purchased the book, dropped it off at my … Continue reading →