Below are a few interesting posts I've come across that present a few issues from untraditional viewpoints, but with which I agree with ...

It seems Rush Limbaugh has created a monster. Say whatever you want about him, his influence on the conservative movement is second only to ...

A few weeks ago, I sang a hymn called "A Place at the Table." It had powerful themes of justice and inclusion, reiterating the Lut...

Note to Readers: The article below continues on the essay, " Freedom and its Discontents " I ended my last post on a bitter note,...

Note to Readers: I wrote this essay elsewhere over a year and a half ago but I feel it is still relevant today. If you haven't noticed a...

Boy, if this is torture, then sign me up. It’s probably safe to declare that never in the history of detaining enemy combatants have captiv...

With the recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report pontificating that the “Iraq conflict has become the ‘cause celebre’ for jihadis...

While browsing on the assorted web postings featured one day on Pajamas Media , I came across this brief essay by ‘ sammler ’ over at A Che...

Isn’t it odd that in Europe, a land of towering intellectual icons, the image of Che Guevara, an ineffective South American rabble-rouser, w...

So five years on after that tragic day, Ground Zero in New York remains a big hole. After much back-and-forth, a final design has been appro...

It was decided early on that Italy was a non-negotiable for our honeymoon. After all, what is more romantic than a sunset gondola ride in Ve...

It's been a while since I rounded up a whole host of postings from the architectural blogosphere. Below are some more interesting items ...

The practice of architecture involves a wide variety of intersecting disciplines. Art, Physics, Math, Philosophy, Sociology, Religion, Biolo...

Upon returning from my recent trip through the American Midwest, I’ve been reminded about how controversial architecture can be. Although fe...

I recently went to a county fair where I saw some kids I work with show off their cattle, hoping to place high enough to compete in the stat...