Words of One Syllable Dept.

Why I Will Never Have A Girlfriend — nothingisreal.com: When all other plausible explanations have been discounted, most fall back on the time-honoured conclusion that “there must be Something Wrong™ with me” before resigning themselves to lives of perpetual chastity.

Something to make you want to cry

The Christian Paradox (Harpers.org): Here is a statistic that does matter: Three quarters of Americans believe the Bible teaches that “God helps those who help themselves.” That is, three out of four Americans believe that this uber-American idea, a notion at the core of our current individualist politics and culture, which was in fact uttered Continue reading Something to make you want to cry

A reminder

The Jawa Report: More Jihad Denied, For Now: It’s not a game, it’s not happy happy funtime. What happened in London can happen here, what happened in Egypt can happen here, what happens in Israel every goddamned week can happen here.

Not One Inch

Not one inch to bombers, vows Blair: Prime Minister Tony Blair signalled tough anti-terror initiatives as he vowed Britain would give “not one inch” to bombers in this country or around the world.