The Real Story of Chanukah

Chanukah celebrates the Jewish revolt against the Greek Empire (actually the Seleucid “branch” of the Greek Empire) that was based in an area where modern-day Syria is located. This took place over 2,000 years ago, about 170 years before the

Trends in Using the Mainstream Media

Interesting statistics from an article in Forbes magazine discussing “The Prevalence Of Media Bias“… it highlights the changes in viewing and reading habits over the last 30 year                                                     1965      2008 watch the network news          70%         35% read the newspaper                  71%         

Thompson on the Economy

An interesting video from Fred Thompson.  The former actor (“Die Hard 2” with Bruce Willis) and former candidate for US President. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IrR3o7x1ps[/youtube] 8 min 20 sec Hat tip to Joe Knecht