Archive for August, 2008
Ethiopian Jews No Longer Granted Free Citizenship in Israel
GONDAR, Ethiopia - Sitting in a leaky, flyblown hut, a few dozen Ethiopian villagers are anxiously waiting to be transported to another world.
They have just been given word that their years of waiting are over, and that soon they will make a 2,000-mile journey by land and air with what is probably the last [...]
Discussions of Antichrist Obama Flare Up
It’s not easy to make the infamous Willie Horton ad from the 1988 presidential campaign seem benign. But suggesting that Barack Obama is the Antichrist might just do it.
That’s just what some outraged Christian supporters of the Democratic nominee are claiming John McCain’s campaign did in an ad called “The One” that was [...]
The Parallels Between Dancehall and Hip-Hop: Are We Devolving?
It’s that time again: Dancehall reggae is taking the heat. Not that Jamaica’s resplendently lewd and crude export ever stops courting controversy—a lyrical bounty of violence and slackness, not to mention sporadic yet egregious forays into homophobia, make it ever-ready for reproach. But for months, the backlash has intensified. As gun-talking dancehall stars escalated beefs [...]
Criminal Records Now Available To The Public Online - Fair?
In Sunday’s paper, I write about CriminalSearches.com, the first free, ad-supported database of criminal archives in all 50 states and 3,500 counties in the United States. The site presents the entertaining and somewhat guilt-inducing opportunity to dig for dirt on all your friends and colleagues.
It also promises to tear apart the social fabric. What kind [...]
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