Why is the Tea Party silent on Libya? (The Week)
New York – Liberal critics are decrying the war on Moammar Gadhafi, but the right’s notoriously noisy grassroots movement has barely uttered a word. Why
For safer nuclear power plants, leave the ’70s era behind (The Christian Science Monitor)
There’s much to not like about nuclear power. In an ideal world people wouldn’t rely on it
Anti-Iraq War Bush-Haters Squirm to Justify Libya (Larry Elder)
Creators Syndicate – “The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation,” then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said in December 2007.
Newt Gingrich’s Libya ‘flip-flop’: What was he thinking? (The Week)
New York – Gingrich hammered President Obama earlier this month for not intervening in Libya. Now he’s griping, “I would not have intervened.” Huh? Former House speaker and current GOP presidential aspirant Newt Gingrich has done a “complete flip-flop” on his Libya position, says George Zornick at ThinkProgress
Japan’s radioactive tap water and 3 other new risks (The Week)
New York – Japanese officials set off warning bells in Tokyo by reporting that the city’s tap water could imperil infants.
Did God have a wife? (The Week)
New York – Yes, says a leading theologian. And she may have been edited out of the Bible All the great religions of the world share the belief that there is but one solitary creator of the universe
Evangelical shift on gays: Why ‘clobber scriptures’ are losing ground (The Christian Science Monitor)
Atlanta – In 1987, Jim Bakker’s sex scandal shocked the evangelical world. The husband of mascara-laden Tammy Faye was a super-televangelist with an average viewership numbering over 12 million and ministry contributions estimated at $1 million per week.
Could the West’s anti-Gadhafi coalition fall apart? (The Week)
New York – Tensions are flaring as the U.S. and its allies debate who should take charge of the military mission in Libya Allied planes and warships continued to pummel Moammar Gadhafi’s forces with bombs and missiles on Thursday, but the coalition is showing signs of splintering.
Haiti Abstains (The Nation)
The Nation — Despite a massive UN mobilization, Haitians stayed away from controversial presidential elections in large numbers on March 20, raising serious questions about the legitimacy of the government poised to take power. “The majority of the Haitian people did not vote in this election because the majority of people stand behind Lavalas,” said Wilnor Moise, a 29-year-old former bus conductor from Cit
Google Books: Shelved for good? (The Week)
New York – A judge rejects Google’s settlement with authors and publishers.
