The recent attempted bombing in Detroit highlights the failure of the military approach to fighting terrorism.
Latest Articles by Alex Knapp
November 18, 2009
Judging by the photos and trailers, the upcoming Sherlock Holmes appears to be truer to the original stories than virtually any other adaptation.
November 17, 2009
We count down the top five uses of Queen in movies for your audio-visual pleasure.
August 18, 2009
Why the best of things is to learn, even in the Information Age.
August 14, 2009
Republican opposition to climate change legislation, the Birther movement, and Sarah Palin’s personality changes all have their roots in the Kremlin.
August 10, 2009
The reasons why conspiracy theories persist long after they are debunked has a lot to do with the vagaries of human nature.
August 5, 2009
American culture lost quite a bit when it lost the stamp of the craftsman.
July 30, 2009
Life, Inc. is a fascinating look at how the institutions in which we live create the means for corporations to thrive at the expense of individuals.
July 24, 2009
Those who claim that Obama is a citizen rely too heavily on the metaphysical premise that reality is perceivable and knowable.
July 23, 2009
Little Brother is a bracing young adult adventure of a teenager who prefers to stomp his sneakers into tyranny’s face.
July 2, 2009
The second part of our series on being an American focuses on America’s science heroes.
June 23, 2009
Misquoting Jesus is a well-written, easy to read look at some of the problems caused by copyists and scribes in the distribution of the New Testament.
May 27, 2009
Although the 21st Century promises a wondrous array of new technologies, there’s no question that some of those technologies will be turned to crime.