Michelle Obama Was Never Proud of Her Country Before?

Michelle Obama, wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama, was in Wisconsin last week campaigning for her hubby. Here are a couple of quotes which really cause me to wonder about these people: “People in this country are ready for change and hungry for a different kind of politics and … for the first time in [...]

Putting Waterboarding in Perspective

There’s a lot of discussion about waterboarding these days. Is it torture? Is it acceptable? Is is necessary? Is it effective? Is it a good idea? It’s easy to become very emotional about the topic. We wouldn’t want someone to do that to us and we naturally find it difficult to think of ourselves as [...]

Seventy Year Old Man Beaten and Imprisoned for Walking His Dog

The Iranian religious courts have sentenced a 70 year old man to be lashed 30 times and thrown in prison for 4 months for the crime of walking his dog. Islamic law considers dogs to be unclean. Aren’t you glad that you don’t live in Iran?