After Mary Katherine's recent recent post on prosperity and culture sparked a discussion between the two of us regarding prosperity and cultural homogeneity and hegemony. Below the fold is …

There are reports that it might have been Muslim extremists that were behind the London bombings. This is pretty speculative so far. Let's recap the evidence: 1) The bombings …

LEEDS, England (AP) - The bomber responsible for last week's explosion on a London double-decker bus was believed to be among the 13 people killed on board, a discovery …

The NYT is very disappointed in us. We're Not Afraid, a moblog dedicated to showing solidarity with Londoners, came off without the dour depression and self-righteous piety of Sorry …

Well, sure. Slavery has played a major role in the socio-economic status of today's blacks. Its undeniable, but are reparations going to solve this? I don't think so, and …

The 106th edition of The Bonfire of the Vanities (a self-submitted collection of the worst posts by otherwise excellent bloggers) is hosted by File it under... this week. Click …

Oh wow... Semi-regular USA Today columnist Julianne Malveaux said Monday that President Bush is "a terrorist" and that America is "a terrorist nation." In an interview that began with …

There's a talk-show host out of Boston (well, he apparently broadcasts out of his home in New York, but he's aired on a Boston station) named Jay Severin. I …

Telegraph - The BBC has re-edited some of its coverage of the London Underground and bus bombings to avoid labeling the perpetrators as "terrorists", it was disclosed yesterday. Early …

Hey, I'm back! Anyone miss me? I'll try to ignore the cries of "you were gone?" and "who?." Anyway, I just got back last night from visiting friends and …