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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–It was midnight at the Century 16 “Cineplex” in Aurora, Colorado—an eerie time of night ghoulishly in sync with the conceit of the latest in the Batman movie franchise. Also in mode: the maddening theme of “ambivalence” in terms of good / evil that is trademark of these Dark Knight […]

By James Colbert WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration’s intention to shift military resources to the Pacific satisfies American objectives, including enhancing stability and bilateral relations, and, perhaps most importantly, expanding economic opportunities. Broadening the scope of this shift, or “pivot,” as it is often called, to encompass the Arctic region furthers U.S. interests and

By Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — It was revealed by whistleblowers that the Department of Justice had sold, or given, 2000 weapons to the Mexican drug cartels which ended up killing one American Border Patrol agent, Brian Terry, and hundreds of Mexicans. This ill-conceived, and apparently ill-executed, adventure involved spending taxpayer money –we

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California– Nearly two thirds (65 percent) of Americans think that President Obama would be a better leader than Mitt Romney if an alien invasion were to happen.  Hm, well, yes… and?  So?  A survey for National Geographic finds extraterrestrial visits not that crazy an idea to most Americans. Thirty-six percent of

By Isaac Yetiv , Ph. D. LA JOLLA, California — In June 2012 , the U.S. Supreme Court voted five to four to uphold the Obama Healthcare law , declaring it “constitutional.” It found that the “penalty” for not buying insurance ( which would have made the law “unconstitutional” ) is, in reality, a “tax” (which makes

  By Rabbi Ben Kamin SALT LAKE CITY—It was Martin Luther King who described 11 A.M. on Sunday as “the most segregated hour of the week.” No faith community is free of hypocrisy or even cruelty, but the Southern Baptist Convention was founded upon the premise of white supremacy. Black folks were not only banned

By Isaac Yetiv , Ph. D.   LA JOLLA, California — I recently reported critically on the US Chief Executive interfering with a co-equal branch of the government, the Judiciary. A few days later, President Obama actually encroached on the third co-equal branch, the Legislative. He announced  that ” effective immediately, ” a whole group of