Why can’t we all be Japanese?

Why can’t we all be Japanese? A very interesting essay, though a bit discursive into unrelated theological matters, introduces a major new cross-cultural study of the correlations between belief in the divine, and violence and sexual behavior. The counter-inuitive, and politically provocative, conclusion of the study is that there is a strong positive correlation between … Read more

Steve Huffman, Arizona Minuteman

So I was watching Stevie Huffman’s immigration-centric ad, and one image in particular struck me: We have Stevie, on his knees, in the dark (maybe near a lonely freeway rest stop somewhere), delicately holding a big, hard, shiny phallic object, and looking quite winsome. Then it struck me: Stevie really has become Jim Kolbe. Oh, … Read more

Peering Into the Future with Janet

Napolitano became first woman to Chair the National Governor’s Association at the 2006 annual meeting, a position used by both Bill Clinton and Howard Dean as a lanching pad into national politics. After an extremely successful first term during which Janet moved forward strongly her agenda to create an all day Kindergarden program and stood … Read more