Dissecting ‘Darwinocracy’ UPDATED – 10/30/2011
This post is an appendix to my Washington Times Communities article, Darwinocracy: The evolution question in American politics. Does Darwin rule the electorate? Why does a stigma surround those who are skeptical of Darwinism, and how should candidates respond? Ah, the...
John Lennox interview recap – and beginning results of chicken genetics experiments!
My break from college thus far has been quite interesting. In the midst of keeping myself plenty busy with writing projects, some surprises hatched along the way. On July 5th we put one of our Transylvania Naked Neck/Silkie cross hens in the clutch pen to set. She's...
Updates, Dawkins-Watson article recap, Mendelian experiments, the usual
It has been quite awhile since I made a blog post categorized under the "Journal" label. In an effort to be professional and not fill the blogosphere with personalized, sentimental clutter that once characterized the silly blog posts of my teen years, I effectively...
Would You Vote For An Atheist?
But the catch lies in another hypothetical that revealed to me how clever Miss Scanlan really is. I pondered for a moment – if Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson were running against Barack Obama, which candidate would I vote for? Obama professes to be a Christian,...
Weinergate, women and a secularized society
OHATCHEE, Al. June 15, 2011 — Last week, I happened to be running errands on a military post when the nearest TV displayed Fox News Channel announcing that Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was about to make a statement concerning his rumored online affairs at any...
Manhattan’s outspoken conservative: An interview with Jedediah Bila
OHATCHEE, Al. May 30, 2011 — I first heard about Jedediah Bila when a guy I'm acquainted with "Liked" her on Facebook - for good reason, too. Besides being gorgeous, the conservative writer and former teacher from an Italian family in Brooklyn is gaining a reputation...
Reflections on Americans and the Royal Wedding
As the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have just returned from renting a private island in the Seychelles for their honeymoon (and finally met President "smart alec" Obama), the Royal Wedding news has cooled somewhat. But hither and yon bits and pieces of the story...
Alabama recovering from tornadoes, country music stars plan benefit concert
OHATCHEE, Al., May 18, 2011 – On June 14th, “Bama Rising: A Benefit Concert for Alabama Tornado Recovery” presented by Verizon will take place at the BJCC arena in Birmingham. Among the artists to be featured are Taylor Hicks, Kellie Pickler, Martina McBride, Bo Bice,...
The Femininity Handbook
The latest book I've contributed to is available now in both hard and digital copy! From www.Latitude821.com... Femininity. With over five and a half million results on Google, this isn’t a small topic, nor is it an easy one to cover. Where do we start? How do you...
Obama launches 2012 campaign; Robert Gibbs to be hired by Facebook?
As President Obama announces his re-election bid, buzz surrounds his former press secretary's talks with Facebook. President Obama officially launched his re-election campaign on Monday. This unsurprising news came after last week’s buzz that a particular 2012...
Lawrence O’Donnell unwittingly signals the End Times
What is newsworthy about Lawrence O'Donnell scoffing at "the end of the world"? Last week, Lawrence O’Donnell attempted to live up (or arguably down) to his Beck-bashing maestro predecessor Keith Olbermann by unleashing a litany about Bill O’Reilly, the word “hype”,...
International Women’s Day and the post-feminist era
March 8th was International Women’s Day. In fact, this month marks the 100th anniversary of the international feminist celebration initiated by Clara Zetkin, a socialist German politician who took the last name of her Russian lover, eventually married a fellow...
