Month: July 2005

Robert Heinlein was a truly brilliant writer and social commentator. One of his best observations was the TANSTAAFAL Principle -- "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch." …

Excerpt from a Spiegel interview with Kenyan economist James Shikwati: SPIEGEL: Mr. Shikwati, the G8 summit at Gleneagles is about to beef up the development aid for Africa... Shikwati: …

Washington Post - The U.S. military is holding five U.S. citizens suspected of insurgent activities in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday. They were captured separately and don't appear …

Hmm... Fitzgerald's investigation has included interviews with President Bush; former secretary of state Colin L. Powell; Bush's chief political adviser, Karl Rove; Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, I. …

London has won its bid for the 2012 Olympic Games. Congratulations to them. Financial Times: "French fury after shock defeat of Paris bid" Reuters India: "France stunned and confused...

I recently got into a discussion on another web site where the term "treason" came up. The host (a proud liberal) said that conservatives tend to toss around the …

I recently got into a discussion on another web site where the term "treason" came up. The host (a proud liberal) said that conservatives tend to toss around the …

Is the Muslim world's largest financial institution helping to funnel money to the families of suicide bombers? Could be, according to this New York Post article (annoying registration required): …

Happy birthday Mr. President. Rob Port is the owner and operator of Say Anything....

I've often thought that, for the most part, the Bush family is kind of a mirror image of the Kennedys. I mentioned that when the current President Bush reacted …