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Beer vs. Wine Friday

And the winner is…. Shawn the Beer Philosopher, with: “In wine is truth, in beer is strength … in between them both is one happy man!” Enjoy the book, and keep your tables ring free! Thanks...

2 May 2008

War Poet Wednesday

Women love a man in uniform, so they say. James Winn points out that even in 1714, some women saw through the supposed dignity that the red British military uniform brings. Some things never change; the...

James A. Winn | 30 Apr 2008

Beer vs. Wine Fridays

Caption This Image! Ahh, the life of a brewing scientist. Pictured above is Grape vs. Grain author Charles Bamforth at a food-fashion-themed cookout. Well, look which beverages were happy to pose in the...

25 Apr 2008

Listen live to Marci Hamilton

Marci interviews at 10am on Grambling State University Radio. Listen here! Stay tuned to catch Marci on Roseanne & Johnny on Air America. The show runs all next week, 3-6pm. Marci will be on Monday...

25 Apr 2008

Who dies on their birthday?

It is one of those perfect Spring days. Remember it well, for soon everyone will complain (loudly) about the heat. It is more than this, however. Find a breezy cafe table and give a happy-hour toast to...

23 Apr 2008

The Pope, Canon Law, and Survivors

A Response to NYT Front Page Story on Saturday that the Vatican Was Considering Amending the Canon Law Statutes of Limitations for Child Sex Abuse On Saturday, the New York Times reported that Cardinal...

Marci A. Hamilton | 23 Apr 2008

Violent Crime Drops… in Prisons

We all have reason to feel a little safer. However, who would have guessed that despite the huge increase in prison population, prisoners have reason to as well? Bert Useem and Anne Piehl analyze the situation...

Bert Useem, Anne Morrison Piehl | 21 Apr 2008

Voices from Eldorado

Members of the FLDS Speak Men at the compound, and women in custody have been interviewed for CBS News. View the footage here. Some stories correspond to allegations. When asked if it’s ok for a...

21 Apr 2008

Beer vs. Wine Fridays

Charles Bamforth is a globe-trotting brewing scientist, and I could hardly ask him for a post the day he lands from southeast Asia. Those clamoring for some wisdom should look no further than the Preface...

Charles Bamforth | 18 Apr 2008

Pope Headed for Policy Clash

The Pope Is Heading for a Public Policy Clash for Which He Appears Unprepared It is highly unlikely that Vatican officials adequately have prepared Pope Benedict XVI this week for the American mood on...

Marci A. Hamilton | 17 Apr 2008

How to Prosecute a Religious Sect

Marci Hamilton lends her legal analysis of what is turning out to be a very complicated situation in Texas. The Christian Science Monitor, gets into the nitty-gritty of the court battle. In a sidebar audio...

16 Apr 2008

War Poet Wednesday

While war may rob and subvert language, simplifying the grandest of catastrophes, the political realm can rob poetry of its soul, hijacking poetic language for its own gains. James Winn, author of The...

James A. Winn | 16 Apr 2008