http://www.newstin.com/us/CHRISTOPHER_HITCHENS Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90959297 That's the title of this essay by Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens clarifies something that I missed, for some reason: the origin of "Mumbai." I first realized that Bombay had been renamed within the last year or two when, on an... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:11:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90959297 2008-12-02T03:11:08Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91018782 All too often, freethinkers such as those who practice naturalism or atheism are pushed to the sidelines and are rarely able to voice their opinions using mainstream media. Atheists and other freethinkers have been able to... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/91018782 2008-12-02T03:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90908559 It's been a busy week for Sean Penn. In theaters, the actor is generating Oscar buzz for his starring role in Milk and on the newsstand, he wrote the cover story for The Nation. If the Mr. Penn has his way, he just might bring... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:05:36 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90908559 2008-12-01T21:05:36Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90951524 President-elect Barack Obama announced his national security team today, and the confirmation of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, and Eric Holder as Attorney General made for spirited debate on tonight's edition of... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:24:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90951524 2008-12-02T02:24:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90951644 I'm going to submit five countries onto the international shitlist in advance of Hilary Clinton. I pretty much know what she's likely to say but still, just in case she doesn't. The following are the nations who should be... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:56:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90951644 2008-12-02T01:56:48Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90824008 Michelle Obama may be the pride of the South Side, but her undergraduate years at Princeton also helped shape her worldview. A new biography, Michelle, by Washington Post reporter Liza Mundy, delves into Obama's years at the... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90824008 2008-12-01T10:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90886908 Religion, some have said, is tearing this world apart. The recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai were reportedly carried out by a Muslim group. In Jos, Nigeria, we're seeing Christians and Muslims slaughter each other by the... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90886908 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90650024 1. Rich Raddon has resigned from his post as director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, following a couple weeks of controversy over his financial support for Proposition 8, the California law passed earlier this month that... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:58:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90650024 2008-11-30T02:58:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90592248 Pro-life atheists insist that a human life has intrinsic value, even though they don't believe in God. In that piece, I predicted that conservative Christians would not move in large numbers away from the Republican Party... Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:50:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90592248 2008-11-29T17:50:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90484516 For Dinesh D'Souza, speaking in megachurches was unnerving at first. "People would come up to me afterward and say, 'I really enjoyed your sermon,' or 'I appreciate your ministry,' " says the former fellow at Stanford's Hoover... Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/90484516 2008-11-28T08:00:00Z