Hollande’s Europe
By Julian Lindley-French.
Alphen, Netherlands. 20 May. “It is my responsibility as a leader of a founder member of the European Union…to pull Europe out of this torpor that has gripped it, and to reduce people’s disenchantment [...]
The Big Nausea: Waking Up With an Obama-Ache
By Glen Ford.
by BAR executive editor Glen Ford
Who will defend the indefensible Obama? Answer: There will be fewer and fewer Obamapologists, as each day passes. “For the monumentally dysfunctional Black Misleadership Class, the [...]
Julian Assange Gets Access To Documents Implying His Sexual Affairs As a Cover Up
By Jaime Ortega.
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Julian Assange.
On Sunday, Julian Assange was interview by Jordi Évole in LaSexta, a Spanish broadcast network.
The controversial founder of WikiLeaks, who is being held at the Embassy of Ecuador in London since last [...]
Nanotechnology Could Help Fight Diabetes
By Alton Parrish.
Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels and secrete insulin when needed.CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to [...]
Should Embassies Be Evacuated In Times Of Civil Instability?
Contributor Opinion.
Today I want to write about the Benghazi assault were three, brave U.S. soldiers and a diplomat died under a surprise, fatal attack carried out by an unconfirmed militant group linked with other cells.
The [...]
The Real Flight Plan
By George Bailey.
“The effect this matter has had on my life has been astounding and due to this case, I will never trust the government in any matter, ever,” Kurt Haskell.
I was watching the Jodi Foster movie, [...]
The Disestablishment of American Religious History
By Andrew Hartman.
The following guest post by Cara L. Burnidge is a response to Ray Haberski’s “Why Academia Found God” and John Fea’s “Biography and American Religious History.”
This past weekend, Florida State University [...]
Appily Ever After?
By Tracy Dennis.
I was very interested to read this funny take on psychology smartphone apps in the New York Times (by Judith Newman) – or more accurately, how NOT to build a psychology app. I just blogged about this general topic in [...]
Inflation Reporting In Iran
By Djavad Salehi.
The statistics most readily available for Iran are about prices, yet they are seen as the least believable. Last week the Statistical Center of Iran that reports on unemployment, household budget and national income, and [...]
The Green Enemies of Humanity, Science, and the Truth
By Alan Caruba.
Among the greatest liars on Earth today is the international organization called Friends of the Earth (FOE). It has engaged in the most scurrilous fear-mongering for decades, along with Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and the World [...]
Ten Things Not To Do In An Individualized Education Program Meeting
By Donna Ross Jones.
My Top 10 IEP “No No’s”
I don’t know about all of you, but Nick’s first IEP, was also my first IEP and I made mistakes. Since then I’ve made more, and I’ve heard about [...]
Nothing New — Cleveland Kidnapping Of 3 Women
by Marilyn Z. Tomlins.
Josef Fritzl – I called him the Austrian Ogre
In 2008 the world learned with shock of an Austrian father, Josef Fritzl, who had held his own daughter Elisabeth captive as his sex slave for all of 24 years. [...]
Deadly Blasts in Iraq Targets Shia Muslims
By Jaime Ortega.
A series of blasts have rocked the Iraqi capital and its neighborhood killing many people and wounding dozens – the deadliest wave of violence in eight months.
The news comes after eleven people were killed [...]
Meteor Impacts The Moon
By NASA.
The moon has a new hole on its surface thanks to a boulder that slammed into it in March, creating the biggest explosion scientists have seen on the moon since they started monitoring it.
The meteorite crashed on March 17, slamming [...]
Digital Conflict
By Kevin Coleman.
Operating Solo in Cyber
Few people would dispute the complexities that are all so common in the cyber domain of conflict. Arguably, one of the most complex areas deals with the laws of conflict and international law.
A [...]
Sacred Right Defiled: China’s Iron-Fisted Repression of Uyghur Religious Freedom
By The Uighur American Association.
A new report from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) details the repression of religious freedom among Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “State persecution [...]
Uighur Journalist And Repression In China
By the Uighur American Association.
Uighur Journalist.
In the run-up to World Press Freedom Day earlier this month, the U.S. State Department highlighted the plight of several journalists who are being punished by their governments [...]
Was Antarctica once a tropical paradise?
By Peter Jupp.
The age of the Antarctic ice sheet is no more than six thousand years old
The validity of the Vostok Antarctic ice core methodology is disputed
Antarctica today is covered by an ice sheet up to 5 kilometres [...]
The President as Sergeant Schultz
By Alan Caruba.
How is it that, time and again, the most powerful man on the planet doesn’t seem to have a clue what is happening in his own government? Famed for never accepting blame for anything, the more I see President Obama these days, [...]
New EU Budget Makes Dutch Politicians Unhappy
By Jaime Ortega.
THE HAGUE, May 15 (Xinhua) –Dutch politicians on Wednesday expressed their dissatisfaction about the additional Dutch contribution of up to 500 million euros (644 million U.S. dollars) to the European budget this [...]