Year: 2006
RELIGION DEPT.
Slipping Backward in Afghanistan
This is not quite what I was hoping for in Afghanistan: Abdul Rahman, 41, has been charged with rejecting Islam, a crime under this country’s Islamic laws. His trial started last week and he confessed to becoming a Christian 16 years ago. If convicted, he could be executed. I have nothing against Islam, but what… Read more
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT DEPT.
Kids, Don’t Do Drugs
They might make you do stupid things. (I’m a little embarassed that Blonde Justice would scoop me on this local story.) Read more
TERRORISM DEPT.
Terror Time
Back in January, Osama bin Laden offered the United States a truce. Well, not just a truce, but also a threat: The voice in the tape said heightened security measures in the United States are not the reason there have been no attacks there since the Sept. 11, 2001 suicide hijackings. Instead, the reason is… Read more
POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT.
It’s Good To Be King
Or President. Singer-actress Jessica Simpson, the star of “Dukes of Hazzard,” spurned an offer to attend the National Republican Congressional Committee gala fund-raiser tonight because she didn’t want to politicize her favorite charity. According to Reuters, those close to Simpson said she declined a request to appear that same evening at the fund-raiser for the… Read more
ART DEPT.
The Monster Engine
Radley Balko has found a really cool book by artist Dave DeVries called The Monster Engine. He takes kids’ pencil and crayon drawings of monsters, and he repaints them with a more realistic look, adding 3D shadows, colors, etc. Click on the child’s image below to see what he did with it: You can see… Read more