Happy Easter!
[NOTE: This is a repost from Easters past. But it still works for me.] Happy Easter to all my celebratory Christian readers, and to all those who just enjoy the holiday as well! One year when my son was little, … Continue reading →
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Watch and Download Movie Rings (2017)
Rings (2017) Duration 102 mins Genre Horror. In Cinemas February 1, 2017 Language English. Country United States of America. Plot For Rings ‘Rings’ is a movie genre Horror, was released in February 1, 2017. F. Javier Gutiérrez was directed this … Continue reading →
Hey, let’s make Shelley Garland dictator
[See UPDATE below.] What could possibly go wrong? When I read this HuffPo piece that Garland wrote, I kept looking for the angle. No, it wasn’t published on April Fool’s Day. No, it doesn’t seem to be satirical or a … Continue reading →
The power of Trumpphobia
I’m not sure how it would be spelled: “Trumpphobia,” which looks wrong but probably is correct, or “Trumphobia.” But fear of Trump has had dramatic repercussions on our southern border: In the decades since [Gilda and Juan Francisco] opened the … Continue reading →
Missiles on parade in North Korea…
…but no tests, despite widespread apprehension that a nuclear test would mark the big 105th birthday celebration in North Korea. That’s—interesting. Some of the missiles appeared to be new types for North Korea: Analysts were working to identify all the … Continue reading →
Giving credit: Trump, China, and North Korea
The first sentence of this WaPo article by John Pomfret caught my attention: Something interesting is happening in China and perhaps President Trump deserves some credit. If someone writing in the WaPo who isn’t a known conservative gives Trump any … Continue reading →
Using “the mother of all bombs” in Afghanistan
[NOTE: Make sure you read the ADDENDUM below.] I’ve never understood what the objection to one big non-nuclear bomb versus many small ones would be, if the target is well-chosen. In the case of the “mother of all bombs” recently … Continue reading →
One more thing about religion and law
To yesterday’s discussion of the question of how to legally define “religion,” I want to add one thing, which is that the definition primarily relates to the privileges and protections enjoyed by religions. That is, the legal definition tells you … Continue reading →
The current Trump-describing meme…
…is that he’s turned into a centrist (for example, see this). But it’s hard to see how he could turn into one, when he always was a mish-mash of competing statements on many subjects. After all, it wasn’t just an … Continue reading →
In legal terms, what is a religion?
The question of how a religion is defined has come up many times on this blog in relation to Islam and terrorism. One question sometimes asked is why can’t any group simply declare itself to be a religion and have … Continue reading →
Marathon cheaters in China: shades of Rosie
Marathon authorities in China are about to start using facial recognition techniques to foil an increasing number of cheaters: Marathon running is booming in China, where more than 300 races were staged last year as a fitness craze sweeps the … Continue reading →
Makeover: I don’t think she meant…
…20 years off her life. Maybe off her face, or her age. She also seems to have gotten a load off her mind, a weight off her chest, and a burden off her shoulders:
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