In the face of the magnitude of our current economic crisis, I feel impelled to throw off the blinders of any economic ideology. We should not be spectators. With the help of G-d and each other, there are solutions In this article,I make some observations and offer a concrete proposal

A troubled little girl in Wisconsin wrote up a “hit list” of classmates. Now it is in juvenile court and in papers all across the country. Does anyone have a problem with this?

Okay.  Six weeks and one Presidential election apart.  Two articles reporting on two polls from the same source (CNNMoney): one titled “Poll: 60% say depression ‘likely’” and one titled “76% say Obama can fix economy - poll.”
Am I the only one who sees a contradiction?
Let’s backtrack a little bit.  Since election day, the Dow has lost 21% of its value, from 9625 on November 4 to today’s close of 7552.  It was 9525 on October 6, the day that 60% of Americans believed that a depression was “likely.”
The CNNMoney story …

Doesn’t everyone want to know where Obama was actually born? That way, when it comes time to build his presidential temple, er, library, we’ll know exactly where to do so. Isn’t that one reason the Supreme Court will discuss at a Dec. 5 SCOTUS conference a case concerning his citizenship ?
Maybe I’m wrong, though.
Over at Maggie’s Notebook. in “Supreme Court to Conference on Obama’s Citizenship: Write Now,” Maggie’s got a different take on why it’s important to know about this conference. I think she’s right.
It couldn’t have something to do with …

The Global Depression of 2010 Awaits - This is an ugly, but realistic scenario. If you think things are bad now, just wait. We need to stop the bailouts and government interference in the economy.

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E Harmony has agreed to settle a discrimination suit before the Human Rights Commission in New Jersey by opening a gay division of its dating service. This has disturbing implications .It marks yet another step in the basic erosion of the civil liberties of all Americans

The Republic of the Congo has been in a state of almost constant war since 1996. Its natural beauty and abundance of natural resources would logically be a blessing. Instead, warring militias enslave the population in mines that provide income for their predatory wars against each other and the population. I hope that an American president of African ancestry will focus on peace in sub Saharan africa

Not satisifed with already slicing and dicing Sarah Palin, former conservative and current cultural bigot Kathleen Parker now dumps on what she calls the “evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP.” And God? Why He’s a “great big problem,” the “gorilla in the pulpit.”     
In “Giving up on God,” published Nov. 19 in the Washington Post, she writes, “As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit. Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D.”
But conservative-turned-liberal-bigot Parker was only getting cranked up with that salvo.  ”The evangelical, …

The conventional wisdom is that China is becoming more modern, that it is becoming more like us. The murder of innocents and suppression of faith continues. We must not turn away and feign ignorance

Iran had another ship hijacked by Somali pirates. Piracy is a major problem today. Why is there not a tear in my beer ? Every other time I read about Iran’s government, they are on the giving end of trouble. What a switch this is.

Those who opposed Proposition Eight in California are now seeking to overturn it in the courts. This raises the larger issue of judicial activism and tyranny.

To the man on the street, the talk of a bailout circulating in Washington is meeting with richly deserved skepticism. This article takes a critical look and offers some insights into possible solutions from America’s faith traditions

McCain has attracted a lot of notice by offering to help Obama. Bipartisanship is a recurring theme with McCain. Could it be self promotion?