Brian Sewell may not be a name immediately recognizable in the US but he is well known in Europe, he is a world class art historian and also art critic for the Evening Standard, a large English newspaper. Well heeled young English gentlemen of the 18th century would often finish their education by spending a [...]

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Numerous articles, including Sandy Maple’s on parentdish.com, “Teen Insult Web Site Shut Down,” have reported that online free speech has bowed to the pressure of community values.  A web site, “People’s Dirt,” has been pulled out of cyberspace by Go Daddy, the internet host, in an effort to stop online harassment, cyber bullying and abuse.  [...]

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Republican Attacks Sabotage U.S.! The recent attacks on Obama by the Republicans do him little harm, but they are nearly the equivalent of treason against the U.S. Suggesting that Obama should attack Iran’s power figures would do the resistance there no good and much harm by vindicating the charge that they are traitors selling out [...]

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Bob Herbert’s caution about the violent right wing nuts and the availability of weapons scares the hell out of me. As a teen I learned how to shoot straight and on one summer job how easy it is to blow things up. When I did an exchange year at a British public school, I saw [...]

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(London, UK) British parliamentarians have commended the hard work of the UK Autism Foundation who are campaigning non-stop on behalf of the poor, particularly during the credit crunch and the recession. CDA Events Management Services recently organised a successful fundraiser for the UK Autism Foundation called ‘Scope for Hope.’ The autism charity dinner was held [...]

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Self-styled pro-family advocate, Scott Lively, has made a career of drawing parallels from Nazi Germany to modern homosexuality. He has gone around the world with the message that homosexuals were responsible for Nazi totalitarianism. Throughout the next month or so, I will provide counter arguments to Lively’s thesis. In this article, however, I raise the [...]

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