Dear Steve,
It's happened to all of us. You're in a public place and Fox News is on TV. You sit and simmer, or pack up and move on. You can't bear the idea that the lies, distortions and race-baiting that Fox News uses to divide our country are be ...
Posted Tuesday, August 24th 2010 at 10:47AM
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Left and the Right Demagogue Mosque, Islam
Is the controversy over building a mosque near ground zero a grand distraction or a grand opportunity? Or is it, once again, grandiose demagoguery?
It has been said, "Nero fiddled while Rome burned." ...
Posted Monday, August 23rd 2010 at 2:06PM
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This is a question that came to mind when reading Harry's blog on what good has Islam or Christianity done for African Americans. It is not just of a historical nature, but more so the psychology behind the formation of the NOI. It is most definitely ...
Posted Monday, August 23rd 2010 at 10:09AM
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BBC News (08/20/10) Shiels, Maggie
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), representing leading technology industry firms, recently held a closed-door meeting to discuss the future of the open Internet. The meeting was in response to th ...
Posted Saturday, August 21st 2010 at 10:40AM
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I learned a valuable lesson yesterday. I learned what it feels like to have my thoughts discounted because of the color of my skin. I am not talking about my BIA family. I love you dearly. I'm talking about two vicious members of this site. Vicious n ...
Posted Saturday, August 21st 2010 at 8:05AM
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I've been accused by Jamal and Harry for "calling black Americans out of their name", because I used these words that Harry speaks all the time. I've been accused of being another Laura whats-her-name. I know the site members may have better things t ...
Posted Friday, August 20th 2010 at 11:52AM
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It has been months now since the new healthcare reform bill was passed into law. As is so typical, this massive piece of legislation was passed with a sense of urgency so acute that leadership declared America could not afford to wait until legislato ...
Posted Tuesday, August 17th 2010 at 1:30PM
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New York Times (08/13/10) Helft, Miguel
Web sites that rely on certificate authorities to guarantee their authenticity are a growing security threat, experts say. As the number of third-party authorities has grown, it has become increasingly diffi ...
Posted Monday, August 16th 2010 at 2:23PM
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"I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able ...
Posted Monday, August 16th 2010 at 1:46PM
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ONE NATION
IS ABOUT REORDERING OUR NATION'S PRIORITIES TO INVEST IN OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE
— OUR PEOPLE.
We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to achieve the American Dream — a secure job, a safe home, and a quality education ...
Posted Monday, August 16th 2010 at 11:29AM
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MULTICULTURALISM IN THE “WORLD HOUSE”
“This is the great new problem of mankind. We have inherited a large house, a great “world house” which we have to live together- black and white, Easterner and Westerner, Gentile and Jew, Catholic a ...
Posted Friday, August 13th 2010 at 5:15PM
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Dear Steve,
As the debate over ObamaCare raged, President Obama strenuously denounced the charge that the mandate (requiring Americans to buy health insurance or pay a fine) was a tax during an interview with George Stephanopoulos.
Now t ...
Posted Wednesday, August 11th 2010 at 6:33PM
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The national debt published in the papers and online -- which is closely tied to the USTreasury market is now over $13.3 trillion. Current government plans include massive deficit spending through 2013, and the government's optimistic projections of ...
Posted Tuesday, August 10th 2010 at 1:17PM
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to the two individuals who have recently accused me of capital crimes. Rather I am grateful to the many on this site who accept me for what I am. and have truly made me feel welcome and loved and a part of this community. ...
Posted Sunday, August 8th 2010 at 9:22PM
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This is for all the Engineers on this site, and I know there are many. And of course it is for all my BIA brothers and sisters as well. ...
Posted Saturday, August 7th 2010 at 6:02PM
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August 3, 2010
Dear Friend of Liberty,
Thanks to all those who participated in our American Empire “Book Bomb” yesterday!
Your support enabled us to far surpass our goal, as American Empire rocketed not only into Amazon.com’s Top One ...
Posted Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 at 5:16PM
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Education Week (07/30/10) Quillen, Ian
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) has introduced the Computer Science Education Act, legislation that would assess K-12 computer science education in the United States, create a commission to review the field's ...
Posted Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 at 9:39AM
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Just for you Saint Jake.
I have found your mystery alphabet, aka the Phoenician alphabet. Here is a printout of the 22 Unicode Code Points for the Phoenician alphabet (thank you for a useful exercise in Java programming):
𐤀𐤁᪀ ...
Posted Sunday, August 1st 2010 at 6:42PM
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Contact Congress Today: DISCLOSE Act Vote Tomorrow
As you might be already aware, House Speaker Pelosi had to pull the DISCLOSE Act, H.R. 5175, from a scheduled vote last Friday, when widespread outrage erupted over a special exemption for the NRA ...
Posted Saturday, July 24th 2010 at 9:41AM
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Blowing Bubbles
Sam Heath spends his days blowing bubbles, literally. His professional moniker is "Samsam Bubbleman" and recently, the English entertainer attempted to break the world record for the largest bubble. He used a solution he invented h ...
Posted Thursday, July 15th 2010 at 8:55AM
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This was originally posted on The Great Blog of Robert.
I've had a request and an amen to once again attempt a discussion of the word "race", a word we use rather indiscriminately. For reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_Langu ...
Posted Thursday, July 15th 2010 at 7:26AM
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