Once again, the West steps on freedom of expression for the fear of pissing off Muslims. Because a particular scene in an opera scheduled at a German opera house depicts the severed head of Muhammad, the police received an anonymous threat. The director of Deutsche Oper Berlin pulled the opera from the fall schedule as […]
As much as Bush harps on freedom and democracy, you would think that America is a model of both. Yet, once again, two American courts have turned a blind eye on one case that is a violation of human rights and another that is an abuse of government power.
In one case, the Washington Supreme Court […]
The freedom which Americans are supposed to enjoy, that which so many Americans have died for since the country’s birth, has taken another blow. This time, it wasn’t from the Bush Administration. Instead, it was from New York’s highest court, which ruled against same-sex marriage in that state.
It wasn’t enough for them to rule against […]
The American practice of trying to profit from one’s own lack responsibility is alive and well. A mother is suing MySpace because her 14-year old daughter was sexually assaulted by a predator she met through the site. It’s a pity that the girl had to experience that, but the fact that the mother is attempting […]
Historians look back on history with a discerning eye, hoping to ferret the truth from any evidence uncovered by archaeologists. Where the truth is not obvious, they devise theories based on any information they have. Some theories are later proven untenable, where others sometimes prove to be fact. Normal people, those outside the sphere of […]