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• The Human Element of War

  No matter what you think of the Iraq War (or any war for that matter) I think it's important to remember the human side of things. The soldiers aren't only fighters, they're people. Some of them are even parents. In her terrific Personal Essay titled "Return to the Home Front", Korinthia Klein tells us what it was like when her husband Ian came home from "over there." It's all worth reading, but here are a couple of highlights: Read More... Posted Jun 14 2008, 02:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: politics, iraq, war, family, families, george bush, barack obama, essays, republicans, Democrats, election, obama, McCain, John McCain, iran, Brett Singer, irate, policy, 2008, george w bush, coming home

• Iran hates Barbie, Harry Potter, freedom

  An Iranian official has decided that American toys are destroying Iranian culture. Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi (I know it's politically incorrect, but that's quite a name), is described as the "Prosecutor General" but also a "high-ranking cleric." (They're not so much with the "separation of church and state" thing.) He also claims that Iran is the third largest importer of toys in the world, and creates a new word for the invasion of "Barbie, Batman, Spiderman and Harry Potter" toys, video games and films: Westoxication. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2008, 09:15 AM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: news, toys, barbie, iraq, religion, BBC, iran, Brett Singer, middle east, irate, clerics