Last week was the beginning of a new era. Religious and social norms were altered forever when a small religious group known as the Raelians and their affiliated company Clonaid announced that they had managed to play God ““ they claimed they had cloned two human beings. In fact, they were so pleased with their […]
Author Archives: Doug Ludlow
This Thursday, put the thanks back in Thanksgiving
The 21st century can be a scary place. With snipers on the street, anthrax in the mail and the economy down the toilet, we can get so caught up in the world’s many problems that we often fail to realize how good things actually are. But in commemoration of a group of hardworking pilgrims and […]
Media hype taints Davis, Simon’s qualifications
Issues count, candidates matter, and voting does make a difference. (In every election but this one, of course.) Have you noticed that we never seem to have qualified candidates to vote for? Doesn’t it appear that intelligent, courageous politicians ““ like Abe Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Bobby Kennedy ““ are a thing of the past? […]
Lawsuit outcome ignores responsibility
This fall, the jury is in and personal responsibility is out. On Oct. 4, a Los Angeles Superior Court awarded an unprecedented $28 billion dollars in punitive damages to Betty Bullock, a 64-year-old woman suffering from lung cancer, who claims Philip Morris failed to warn her of the dangers of smoking. This staggering award was […]