Politics Articles

Spit, Urine and Dung - Posted by Bob Miller.

On a cruise ship not long ago, a fellow passenger asked out of the blue, "How's that fence between the US and Mexico coming?" It was apparent this fellow was of Spanish decent.

Don't Break Your Mother's Heart - Posted by Bob Miller.

Young irreplaceable Americans, getting a good education is a terrific way to serve your country…there are heroes in every walk of life, not just the military.

Poverty in Africa - Posted by Robert Palmer.

A discussion of poverty in Africa by a Tanzanian student.

Sacha Baron Cohen is Back with Bruno - Posted by Robert Bell.

Sacha Baron Cohen, known for his smash hit Borat, is back in action, with the character Bruno, running across glorious America once again.

Sacha Baron Cohen is Back with Bruno - Posted by Robert Bell.

Sacha Baron Cohen, known for his smash hit Borat, is back in action, with the character Bruno, running across glorious America once again.

Financial misery forces Brown to abandon plans for early election - Posted by Victoria Cochrane.

Rapidly rising prices and general financial gloom have conspired to ensure that Prime Minister Gordon Brown has abandoned any remaining hopes he may have had for calling an early general election.

Serial Killers Supreme - Posted by Bob Miller.

Since I've worked in the back alleys and sewers of the US federal government for years, I'm often asked about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). I can sum up the people who make up this organization in one word--putrid.

Obama and Rev. Wright a Bi-Racial Issue - Posted by Robert Bell.

The question, why Presidential Candidate Barrack Obama never left the church after Rev. Wright’s statements, is not a black issue, but a bi-racial identity issue

Asbab Al-Nuzul - Posted by Ibrahim Machiwala.

The word sabab (pl. asbab) means reason or cause, and nuzul means revealed. The term marifah asbab al-nuzul is the knowledge about the reason of the revelation, i.e., knowledge about the particular event and circumstances that are related to the revelation of particular passage from the Koran. The Koran revealed piece by piece in the period of 22 years, 5 months and 24 days. The Muslim exegetes maintained that pieces of it were revealed in response to, or as reflections of, certain situations in the life of the Prophet. The Koran says, "And no question do they bring to you, but We reveal to you truth and the best explanation thereof" (25:33).

Had I known You Were a Jew - Posted by Bob Miller.

It was a dark and stormy night in Las Vegas. When I walked out of the casino, my partner said as he got into his car, "Do your best not to kill anyone tonight, Miller." I didn't bother to answer him because that would have been a commitment.