I noticed some writing that said that the idea of the noosphere began with the late 19th-century Russian, Vernadsky, which was then appropriated by de Chardin and taken into Catholicism before being declared a...

The most literal shock of recognition was the repulsively callous arrogance of the term “shock and awe.” (The Iraqi people were supposed to pause and be impressed by our bombs before being incinerated/liberated by...

At a recent White House reception for freshman members of Congress, Virginia’s newest senator tried to avoid President Bush. Democrat James Webb declined to stand in a presidential receiving line or to have his...

Al-Qaeda [is] now an “integral part of the social fabric of western Iraq,” [and] has become so entrenched, autonomous and financially independent that U.S. forces no longer have the option “for a decapitating strike...

Angry Shiite Muslims pelted Prime Minister Nouri Maliki’s motorcade with stones Sunday after the Iraqi leader pleaded for national reconciliation at a memorial held in Sadr City for victims of a large-scale bombing attack....

Web 2.0 marks the dictatorship of the presentation layer, a triumph of appearance over architecture that any good computer scientist should immediately dismiss as unsustainable. Ajax is touted as the answer for developers who...

Pete Townshend is currently touring with The Who, and apparently storming out of interviews when they bring up his current status as a registered sex offender. The party line seems to be that he...

The first [Nintendo Wii] buyer, Isaiah Triforce Johnson, had been waiting outside the store for more than a week. He wore a Nintendo Power Glove, a wearable controller that came out in 1989, while...

By nightfall, the imams of mosques in three Sunni neighborhoods — Ghazaliya, Amiriyah and Adhamiyah made a joint announcement to their followers. “We would like to ask you to take care and be careful...