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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Energy policy
Congressional Republicans are threatening to shut down the government over the Democrat majority’s refusal to allow a vote on offshore drilling to reach the floor. […] Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Law, Nations, News, Quid Facis, Society, Spending, Taxes, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
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Like something out of a Clancy novel
Heavy fighting broke out today between Georgian (the country) and Russian forces over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.
For fans of the pc-based first-person-shooter Ghost Recon conceived by Tom Clancy, South Ossetia many sound familiar as the setting for significant parts of the game. The plot of the game is very close to the events currently unfolding in the region right now. […] Continue reading
Posted in Georgia, Iran, Nations, News, Quid Facis, Russia, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
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Suburban Jesus
Have you ever asked yourself “what exactly am I doing here” as you sit in your church pew on some Sunday morning? I know I have, and it is a question that often haunts me as I struggle to understand my life in the light of the Gospel. Did God really put me here just to be another American? Is this all there is to being a Christian in the modern age? […] Continue reading
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Complicated questions
The worker’s union at the Tyson Foods plant in Shelbyville, Tennessee recently convinced the management at that plant to trade the paid holiday of Labor Day for the paid holiday of Eid al-Fitr. […] Continue reading
The demise of the American fish wrap
Recent news reveals the rapid decline of the American newspaper. Some even claim that the American newspaper is dead. Many people put forth many reasons why, but I believe the answer is simple. […] Continue reading
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