On Becoming an Orphan

by | Feb 8, 2010 | The Public Humanist

You are sitting on a moving train, reading. Gradually, you become aware that the train is moving more slowly and stopping more frequently. Annoyed, you reach up to pull down the window curtain to block the view: it crumbles in your hand. You look at the seat in front...

The boring reliability of not-torture

by | Feb 8, 2010 | Ten Gallon Liberal

While the usual folks are going apoplectic about the lack of testosterone-boosting torture of the Christmas Day airline bomber, it turns out the old-school, non-medieval approach is apparently working out extremely well. From the New York Times: “With the...

Diocese Offers Immigration Aid to Haitians

by | Feb 8, 2010 | On Springfield

With the Obama administration recently granting Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, to Haitians living illegally in the U.S., the Springfield Diocese is hosting a workshop for people interested in applying on Feb. 9. The workshop, organized by the diocese’s...