Twenty-five years ago, the British considered the Falkland Islands so vital to their national sovereignty that they launched a war to assert dominion over them when locals seemed poised to pledge allegiance to neighboring Argentina. Never mind that back then the Falklands were little more than a bleak and desolate cluster of islands situated 8000… Read more.
Florida wins…again. Congratulations!!!
I suspect few people were surprised last night when Florida handily defeated Ohio State 84 to 75 to win their second consecutive NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. In fact, even I did not think Ohio stood much of a chance; especially with a star player, #20 Greg Oden (right), who looks (and, at times,… Read more.
Your mail on legal proceedings in The Bahamas related to Anna Nicole
Dear Readers: Over the past few days, hundreds of you have contacted me expressing concerns about Dannielynn’s welfare and fears about Howard K. Stern’s undue influence over legal proceedings in The Bahamas related to the mess her Mummy, Anna Nicole, left behind. And even though I understand the frustration that compelled many of you to… Read more.
Indians’ respect for sacred grounds is now a transparent fraud
The next time you hear Indians touting their respect for sacred grounds, or preaching about their spiritual communion with nature, tell them to shut up and keep smoking their peace pipes, chewing peyote and counting their greenbacks! After all, there was no earthly reason for Indians on the Hualapai Reservation in Arizona to build a… Read more.
March Madness: My pick? Georgetown!
It is undisputed that the most exciting day in professional football is the day when teams play semi-final games (conference championships) to make it to the Super Bowl. (Just as the most exciting day in my favorite spectator sport, women’s tennis, is the day when semi-final matches in the majors are played.) Likewise, the most… Read more.
Good (news) Friday: Belated recognition of the Tuskegee Airmen
They were fighting two wars: One was in Europe, and the other took place in the hearts and minds of our citizens. The Tuskegee Airmen helped win a war, and you helped change our nation for the better….And the medal that we confer today means that we’re doing a small part to ensure that your… Read more.
HIV/AIDS prevention UPDATE: To briss, or not to briss: that is the question…
Over the past two years I have written a series of articles (the most recent appended below) proselytizing scientific studies which have found that circumcision (a ritual dating back over 15,000 years) is the cheapest and most effective way to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. After the publication of each of them, however, I have… Read more.
Iran’s capture of Britons provokes sound and fury signifying nothing!
From the middle ages, the art of war in the Middle East has been governed by Lex talionis – the law of retaliation (or the categorical imperative) which calls for “an eye for an eye…a life for a life”. Therefore, the capture of 15 British Marines by the Iranians last week was sanctioned retaliation –… Read more.
Anna Nicole autopsy report: Much ado about nothing!
All the world’s a stage, and a small-town medical examiner will be strutting his hour upon it today to announce his autopsy report on Anna Nicole Smith…and then will be heard from no more. But am I the only one who thinks the Florida officials dealing with the death of Anna Nicole must be drinking… Read more.
Al Qaeda confessional: We did not kill Anna Nicole, but…
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