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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

• Earthquake exemption: Does China's one-kid per family policy still apply?

  Slate answers a very legitimate, and extremely sad, question regarding the recent earthquake in China. Basically, China has a policy where each family is only allowed one child, in order to keep population growth under control. But many of these families have now lost that child in the recent horrible tragedy. Can they have another? Read More... Posted May 18 2008, 12:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children, news, China, tragedy, world, population, Brett Singer, earthquake, over population, policy