It’s been a while since I’ve written anything related to travel because essays and tests have occupied most of my time since our return. But, because today is Hogmanay, I wanted to write about some of the things that we learned this year on our trip. This list is not conclusive; it’s just what I […]

The New York Times ran this morning a story about China’s death penalty system. It’s a three page article but worth a read.
Although many of the circumstances are very different, it reiterates the problems inherent in any system that practices capital punishment–there is always the possibility of killing innocent people and the poor suffer […]

NPR interviews Christine Rosen, author of ‘My Fundamentalist Education.’
Guardian Unlimited: A Grassroots Music Revolution
BBC’s 100 Things We Didn’t Know Last Year
There is a free tool available from VMWare for safe web browsing. Not a bad idea in light of the latest XP security flaw.

GQ interviewed Jimmy Carter in this month’s issue. It was a decent read. It follows on themes prevelant late last year as influential Christians continue to speak out against questionable policies carried out in the name of God.

This is why I love Japanese TV.