Christopher Hitchens, author of the atheist screed God Is Not Great, allowed himself to be waterboarded for an article in Vanity Fair.
I’ll let you savor that for a moment before moving on.
Ready? Ok then. Hitchens describes (in less detail, perhaps, than would be truly helpful) what his experience was like:
You may have read by now [...]

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In light of the District’s “Taxation Without Representation” status and the Constitutionally-challenged D.C. Gun ban, it should come as no surprise that the Nation’s Capital is looking at implementing a new and even more grave level of stupidity under the auspices of “Neighborhood Safety Zones”. DCist has commentary:
Can you say Police State? The Examiner has [...]

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I read a great commentary piece in the Examiner this morning by columnist Melanie Scarborough. She takes a look at the hubris of the Bush administration as exemplified by Vice President Dick Cheney:
Dick Cheney has been dismissive of other people for so long that his lips curl in a permanent sneer. Still, it was stunning [...]

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The ongoing controversy surrounding Obama’s pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, intrigues me. There is, for example, the need to ask how much Wright’s preaching differs from that found in other predominantly Black churches in this country. According to some reports, it’s not at all uncommon:
Many U.S. voters have been shocked by the sentiments expressed by the [...]

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Bush and Cheney are getting all hot and bothered over Iran again. They’re back on the wagon, talking up their fears that Iran may still be on track to build weapons of the nook-u-lar variety:
Washington Post:
Most striking was Bush’s accusation that Iran has openly declared its nuclear weapons intentions, even though a National Intelligence Estimate concluded in December [...]

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