Attack, Slaughter and Enslave: Gimme That Old Time Religion?

To understand the cultural forces propelling ISIS, analysts turn to the 18th century and the rise of Wahhabism. Unfortunately for … More

STOP THAT “Share-or you will go to hell” stuff

I try (not always successfully) to limit my criticism to groups to which I belong. I mean, “not in my … More

We have to ask ourselves when studying history: 1) Who wrote it? 2) Why did they write it? 3) Whose … More

Take the devil as a metaphor for the shadow side of human nature or as a supernatural being-either way; it … More

Several years ago, when I was living four minutes from the beach, I thought it would be cool to go … More

You can choose any group of human beings and, focusing only on selected actions, you can make them out to … More

I just read an article on an alternative news site titled, “Religion is important to understand.” The author has noticed … More

In doing research on racism, which I despise as an anti-human attitude, I came across references to Geert Wilders, an … More

Many Americans, after sixty years of intense propaganda, react to the words “communism” “socialism” or “leftist” the same way your … More

“We’d like the answer to life, the universe and everything. We’d really like an answer. Something simple.” Douglas Adams, Hitchhikers Guide … More