Opinion

A global crisis has quietly escalated during the past five months that is not about oil, territory, or governments interfering with the freedom of a nation's people. Believe it or not, the fight is over cartoons. Read more...

Call it a tribute. Call it a political convention. Either way, few can call the funeral of Coretta Scott King uneventful. Read more...

Faust. According to the legend, Faust was a 16th century German alchemist who sold his soul to the devil. Exactly what made him sell it is somewhat disputed, and there are several versions. Read more...

POETRYOFPOLITICS.BLOGSPOT.COM on the media coverage of a Massachusetts teenager that went on a violent rampage in a gay bar and later committed suicide. Read more...