Last fall, musician Nick Jonas talked to Wendy Williams about his previously chaste lifestyle: I think that, you know, [the purity ring] was an important part of my childhood, and it was that. And I think as I grew up and sort of figured out what
Ecclesiastes
January 16, 2011
Moral imaginations, blood libel and the meaning of words
Written by Amanda Read Sheik Posted in Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views Comments 1
“What is government if words have no meaning?” Such was the question that Jared Loughner asked Representative Gabrielle Giffords at an event in 2007. Unsatisfied by Giffords’ response (or warranted lack thereof), Loughner targeted her with an apparently vengeful fixation. The budding thought processes of