Steven Waldman

What’s most fascinating about this list of the 500 most commonly used passwords is how many are cuss words and descriptions of graphic sex acts — and how many seem just angry. Does it really make people feel better to type f.u. every time they log on to their computer?

Lisa Marie Presley, a Scientologist, blogs against those who are blaming scientology for the death of John Travolta’s son, Jett: “It is not true that Scientologist’s ‘Don’t believe in’ medical care, medicine or medical Doctors and that may have something to do with this terrible tragedy. Just like anyone else, If one is sick ,…

The Obama administration may be about to squander a historic opportunity. By all reports, the economic recovery plan doesn’t include a large-scale national service program. Franklin Roosevelt viewed the Civilian Conservation Corps as an essential part of the New Deal, and it became one of its most popular programs. It was, Roosevelt said, “killing two…

Another extraordinary prayer circle about financial hardship: To pray for all who just want to get thier heads above water. I am stuggling like alot of others to stay above water financilly. I dont want to be a millionair I just want to pay my bills!! the stress of money is over whelming physically and…

I told my wife the other day that I was having trouble supporting Israel’s war in Gaza as strongly as I felt I should. Jewish leaders in America, my own rabbis, and even friends make the case that Israel has a right to defend itself, but that tends to be the whole of the argument.…

The Church of England has published this prayer, called “Prayer On Being Made Redundant”: “Hear me as I cry out in confusion, help me to think clearly, and calm my soul.”

Please pray for Emma & Ole Kristian Paulsrud “A wonderful couple from Norway who were on holiday in Kenya, only to tragically loss their son Andres who was 2 years and 8 months old in the afternoon of 13th Dec 2008. Little Andres, fell into the swimming pool and when we got to him it…

A user wrote on January 3 about Bernard Madoff: As a Jew, he shames me. He took advantage of his “jewishness” to make people feel comfortable,and then deceived them…. As a community activist, I was involved in a pro and counter rally yesterday for Israel. The Pro Hamas sides had signs of Jews, with hooked…

The case for Israel’s actions is self-defense. They were responding to shelling from Hamas. The best rebuttal I’ve seen to this argument comes from David Reiff in a letter to Crunchy Con: I think you quite dramatically misstate one of the essential elements of what led up to this renewal of hostilities: the continuing Israeli…

A user named Mike, who describes himsefl as a fertility specialist who has kids of his own through in vitro fertilization, passionately attempts to rebut the IVF opponents commenting on my post about the Vatican statement. First, he notes that those choosing this procedure “are not people having a cosmetic procedure on a whim, because…

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