Religious Roots of Liberal Ideas

by | Mar 25, 2010 | The Public Humanist

Religion is obviously important to the political ideas of the Christian right. But political liberals might be surprised how many of their ideals have deep religious roots. John Adams is a good example of this connection that historians have long recognized. Adams was...

Magritte at the Meet 'n' Greet

by | Mar 30, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal

My favorite headline of the day: Ceci N’Est Pas Un Terrorist It does bear asking–when are militants who, according to the indictment, planned to kill a cop, then kill more cops at the funeral using weapons of mass destruction not terrorists? Would they be...

A wine bar?

by | Mar 2, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal

American Studies Prof. Harry Targ: According to these sociologists [Robert Perrucci and Earl Wysong] the diamond-shaped distribution of wealth, income, and power that existed during the “golden years” of U.S. capitalist hegemony after World War II began to...

For your lunar holiday

by | Mar 5, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Though this appears to chart the weak spots in the Death Star, in fact it marks the spots in the polar region where there’s water on the moon: I guess astronauts can set up a wet bar? ADDITIONAL: The Chile earthquake was pretty powerful all right–it...