Does the freedom of speech give you the right to take away my rights? Read the full story.

As the article says: "Does it matter to them that we live in an age where "giving peace a chance" means giving people like Saddam Hussein time to develop nuclear weapons?" Read the full story.

Jordan Elizabeth Newquist was born at 11:20 a.m. on March 26. She was 7 lbs. 10 ounces and 20 inches long. And she's absolutely beautiful. More soon, once we have a chance to eat, sleep and get to know our little girl.

Why the anti-war protests are about so much more than just war. Read the full story.

An argument in favor of kicking the government out of the education business. Read the full story.

I've received a lot of spam in my life. In fact at this particular moment in time I have 2,965 pieces of spam in my kill file (as opposed to about 3,400 pieces of real mail in my assorted in boxes). I've seen it all -- pyramid schemes, bizarre sex acts, promises to end my financial problems for all time, herbal "enhancements" for my love life.

But I never expected to see a piece of Ayn Rand-inspired spam ... and that's exactly what I received on Monday.

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We're now two days past Sue's due date and the baby has still not made an appearance. The midwife gave us some labor-inducing home remedies to try, but whether they'll actually work, or whether they're just to give us something to do, remains to be seen.

So we're renting movies, putting jigsaw puzzles together, cleaning, sorting and generally trying to avoid thinking about the fact that the baby still isn't here.

Great quote: "We don't believe in ourselves because we're a superpower. We are a superpower because we believe in ourselves." Read the full story.

The original iMac, the all-in-one CRT computer, that saved Apple is finally being laid to rest. Read the full story.

We don't need the sanction of rapists, murderers and other assorted thugs. Read the full story.