I seldom go to the movies. It's as expensive as a Washington Nationals' game and has about the same (overwhelming) chance of being a flop. I am nearly alone in this sentiment, however; the Los... Read More

“This is so cool! This is so cool!” a thirteen-year-old boy repeated as he squeezed rounds from a real M-16, picking off “enemy combatants” in a video game while perched atop a real Army Humvee.... Read More

On September 18 and 19, 2009, over 1,800 religious right activists, pastors, and politicians converged upon Washington D.C, for a two day "pep rally" called the Values Voter Summit. It was a media saturated event,... Read More

Both sides agree-the whole fight over same-gender marriage and other civil rights for gays is about the right to decide what's normal. Now there's nothing more normal than ice cream, and there's no ice cream... Read More

The recent burqa controversy, plaguing France has produced yet another headache for liberals, humanists, and lovers of democracy who feel themselves trapped between conflicting principles. While the term “burqa” (a head-to-toe covering) is commonly used... Read More

I'm back from Chicago, speaking at the annual conference of the ALA -American Library Association. 20,000 librarians under one roof--totally inspiring. In addition to their deeper-funded and better-staffed cousins from the big cities, they came... Read More

Newsweek recently called out Oprah for being a quack. In a cover story titled "Crazy Talk: Oprah, Wacky Cures & You," they cited shows she's enthusiastically done on cancer, autism, and other subjects featuring non-experts... Read More