Author: mrboma

In 1944, two leaders of the Jewish and Christian communities approached Pulitzer Prize winning philosopher Will Durant about creating a movement to raise moral standards. What emerged from this meeting was a decision to create a...

I originally posted a diary a long time ago addressing the right-wing demonization of the secular humanist left. I am re-issuing it below the fold with minor edits because of Senator Obama’s speech at the Call To Renewal...

My right-wing brother accused me of “tottering on the edge of fascism” recently when I listed “disseminating covert propaganda disguised as news broadcasts” among the many illegal things BushCo should be...

I really enjoy listening to Thom Hartmann when he guest hosts on Air America (I don’t get him on any of my local stations and have trouble streaming him). He brings scholarship and a historical accuracy and perspective...

How can I make such a statement when our soldiers are still in Iraq and being killed daily? It is a matter of framing that Thom Hartmann brought to my attention on Monday night when he guest-hosted the Majority Report. By most...