We’ve had a couple good debates lately on homosexuality (here and here), the most recent of which has caused me to ponder a fundamental question that seems to dog these issues: what does it mean to be “homosexual” or “gay”?

So, when is a nickel worth more than a nickel? Apparently, every day!. The cost of metal has apparently gone up recently, meaning that the value of the metals that compose a nickel is worth more than 5 cents. Only slightly more, so its still not worth hoarding and melting down your [...]

The legislative process laid out in the United States Constitution is reasonably simple. In order for a bill to become law it must pass, in identical form, both the Senate and House of Representatives, and then it must either a) be signed by the President or b) pass both houses again by a 2/3 [...]

The United States has reached a pretty sad place right now. Today the Bush Administration is unveiling new rules based upon the 1996 Welfare law. That law set goals for the reduction of the number of people on welfare, and included restrictions on who could, and could not, receive federal welfare aid. [...]

When you ask people what are the big issues confronting America, you basically get four answers: the economy (which can be macro-economic growth, worries about interest rates or inflation, worries about the rising cost of living or stagnating wages, etc.), the War in Iraq, rising gasoline prices, and some latent (usually unspecified) concerns about terrorism. [...]

In light of our recent discussion on gay marriage last week, the news that Robert Smith was fired from the board of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority seems pertinent. He was fired for asserting, on a talk show which he frequently attended, that homosexual behavior was “sexually deviant.” This isn’t surprising, particularly in an [...]

President Bush is a terrible president. The Iraq War at best has been a good idea horribly managed, and at worst is an unnecessary and unjustifiable boondoggle. President Bush’s attempted expansion of executive authority must have Thomas Jefferson rolling over in his grave. No Child Left Behind, the Tax Cuts, and Medicaid [...]

I was recently in L.A. More on that in another post. On the airplane the movie Glory Road was showing, so I watched it. A decent flick, but not great. If it’s on tv, it’s worth flipping to, but not worth going out of your way for. Anyway, [...]

Saddam Hussein is a bad guy, if ever there was one. He is personally responsible for the deaths of tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people. He invaded two of his neighbors; the first time it sparked one of the bloodiest wars of the last fifty years and the second time he [...]

Last Thursday, Tom DeLay gave his farewell speech to the House of Representatives. I never liked Rep. DeLay; he had no respect for rules, tradition, or decorum when it came to a partisan fight, and frankly I’ve never thought that a man who professes to be a Christian should act that way in any [...]