Quoted: The new argument in the momentous case could transform the way political campaigns are conducted. The case has also deepened a profound split among liberals, dividing those who view government regulation of political speech as an affront to the First Amendment from those who believe that unlimited corporate campaign spending is a threat to democracy.

I'm reading this book, and recommend it highly. But I must admit that the damning case he makes about the direction our country and economy have followed since the reagan administration (and including the Clinton administration) is quite disturbing.

Redotted from Shiwani. I'll have to see if it's available asa Palm eBook ... where was this book when I was competing in the Corporate World?

Quoted: (from Shiwani) it's a satire on a really particular self-help genre that is super popular right now. The sad thing is, the author got the idea for the book because he was told he was too nice to ever advance. So, he experimented with being a major a@#hole, got the idea for this book, and is having the last laugh.

All the more reason to see this film. :-)

Quoted: the New York-based Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights launched a boycott of the film, calling it "selling atheism to kids" at Christmastime ...

Quoted: J. K. Rowling, the author of the “Harry Potter” books, may think of Dumbledore as gay, but there is no reason why anyone else should.

Got this one for Christmas -- eager to read it.

Quoted: ... using evolution again to rebut the notion that without God there can be no morality.

Richard Dwakins' second book -- another masterpiece

Quoted: Dawkins is a hard-core scientist: he doesn't just tell you what is so, he shows you how to find out for yourself. For this book, he wrote Biomorph, one of the first artificial life programs. You can check Dawkins's results on your own Mac or PC.

Quoted: Growing religious influence in the US government has led some nontheists to take positions some describe as 'secular fundamentalism.'