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Saddam's a cockroach that was properly squashed ... the question is who will succeed him. Read the full story.

Before Jordan was born someone--I don't remember who-- asked me if I was going to teach the baby how to play Dungeons & Dragons if it was a girl. The question took me aback somewhat--not because I'd ever considered teaching D&D to a girl, but because I'd never not considered teaching it to a girl.

The President's Council on Bioethics is questioning whether living longer, healthier lives is a good thing. Speaking for rational egotists everywhere, I think I can safely say ... "YES!" Read the full story.

Now that the war is winding down, it's time for the peace activists to admit they were wrong and start apologizing. Read the full story.

Examining the bold-faced, comical lies of Mohammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, Iraq's information minister. Read the full story.

Jordan’s a little over two weeks old now, and a lot of folks have been asking how we’re doing. The short answer is “good but tired”. Jordan wakes up every few hours, sometimes gretzing, sometimes crying, rarely screaming. Then it’s time to change the diaper, feed her, or just do laps around the downstairs trying to calm her down and get her back to sleep.

Sue’s undoubtedly got it harder than I do right now, since she’s nursing. While we’re bottle feeding for two feedings a day – a task that usually falls to me --,that’s only a slight percentage of Jordan’s overall feedings … and it’s a hell of a easier than nursing. That’s especially true in the wee hours of the morning, when Sue’s exhausted and the baby’s frustrated/hungry.

Jordan's been here for a week. Actually, 8 days. And over that time, while gently rocking her to sleep while doing my Nth circuit of the downstairs, while changing her diapers, while just looking with wonder into her open, attentive and intelligent eyes, I've had a few moments to speculate on babies, fatherhood, and my newborn daughter.

Walking, Rocking, and Singing Beats All: When Jordan's upset, there's one thing that will almost always calm her down: taking a stroll around the house, singing calming songs and slowly rocking her.

An Assyrian minister who'd protested the war in Iraq travels to his homeland and learns that his Iraqi kin quietly want the war. Read the full story.

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.