THIS WEEK IN MOSES: Faster than a speeing bullet, more powerful than a locomotive. Fifty-seven years ago this week, The Adventures of Superman debuted on American television. The show grew out of the comic book series begun in 1938 by two bookish Jews from...
A new ad campaign pokes fun (or sends flames) at Barack Obama's comment last year that some Americans "cling to guns and religion." Come to think of it: Some of the greatest victories in America have grown out of the combo of guns...
What Happens When Dan Brown Meets Adam and Eve? My answers on The Daily Beast....
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THIS WEEK IN MOSES: Gays in the military. In Ted Kennedy's new memoir, being published today, the Senator describes his first meeting with Bill Clinton in the White House. The new president had stumbled into a firestorm about gays in the military and invited...
Check out this new Dell ad campaign featuring, well, my wife! And try to answer this Zen question: Which came first, the color of the shirt or the color of the font? [Actually, this applies to the link, not the photo below...
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: Moses has entered the abortion wars. From the “Baby Moses Law” in Texas to a pitched battle over “Choose Life” on license plates, the Bible’s leading prophet has become the latest touchstone in America’s hottest hot-button issue. This week, synagogues...
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: The Kennedys and the Promised Land. In The Making of the President 1964, Theodore White compared the death of John F. Kennedy to the death of Moses on Mount Nebo. Moses had led the Israelites out of slavery into freedom,...
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: Harry and Louise meet Moses. In a conversation with religious leaders last week, Barack Obama hit back against some of the more outlandish attacks against his health care proposals. Responding to rumors of “death panels” that would “decide whether...
THIS WEEK IN MOSES: The biblical hero becomes the face of America. Immediately after approving the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formed a committee to design a new seal for the United States. As proof of its importance,...