By now, many of you have surely heard about the woman who was forced to remove a nipple ring with a pair of pliers before the TSA would allow her to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas. The apparent policy of the TSA that anything which sets off a metal detector must be removed before a person can...

Here are some recent trenchant observations that flatter my prejudices. via Matthew Yglesias: “Projected total US spending on the Iraq war could cover all of the global investments in renewable power generation that are needed between now and 2030 in order to halt current warming trends.” Daniel...

It’s like the old question of whether a grizzly bear or a shark would prevail in a fight, but in this case it really happened. Everglades park rangers came across the remains of a Burmese python which had swallowed an alligator whole…and then burst. This is the sort of thing that often...

Here is the first in a fourteen part series on North Korea. It’s fascinating and worth watching all of the episodes, if you have time.

Declan McCullagh of CNET reports on a novel FBI tactic to catch would-be pedophile predators: The FBI has recently adopted a novel investigative technique: posting hyperlinks that purport to be illegal videos of minors having sex, and then raiding the homes of anyone willing to click on them. Undercover...

In lieu of a final Holy Week post from yours truly, I offer to you the sermon delivered by Rev. Walter Ullman of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He’s no Rev. Wright, and I mean that in a good way.

Apparently, Delta Airlines’ new pre-flight safety video is receiving quite a bit of attention for the fetching red-headed actual Delta flight attendant who is the video’s main star. I must say, I’ve always wondered how the stereotype of the female flight attendant with model-esque...

By St. John Chrysostom (347-407). This edition courtesy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Are there any who are devout lovers of God? Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival! Are there any who are grateful servants? Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord! Are there any...

In case you missed it, here’s Barack Obama’s speech on race and religion from earlier this week. Well worth the 40 or so minutes.