The recent billboards denouncing separation of church and state have ignited the fires of a controversy that has been smoldering for decades. Not only has it been virtually unquestioned that the United States is a Christian nation, the much deeper assumption has been that morality can only be derived from religion. This is an enormous leap of faith even for the most religious zealous. ...more

July 23, 2009

18, 19, 20. They have no losses to straighten out. They can pick up real estate at prices unseen for years. They can collect stocks at prices inaccessible to their forerunners. ...more

January 3, 2009

Last year's "Zeitgeist" album - turgid, bleak and monochromatic - was a none too promising proclamation of Smashing Pumpkins' return. ...more

August 21, 2008

CLEARWATER - Last year's "Zeitgeist" album – turgid, bleak and monochromatic – was a none too promising proclamation of Smashing Pumpkins' return. ...more

August 20, 2008