Weekly Pulse: Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Christine O’Donnell, Condoms, and Concussions

The first trial of a former Guantanamo detainee in a U.S. federal court began in New York City this week. With jury selection completed, opening arguments will begin Monday for Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani.

Weekly Mulch: Why Building a Bike-Safe City is Key to a Clean Energy Future

Tuesday, September 21, 2010. Braylon Edwards gets caught driving under the influence and champion of morality, Bristol Palin, debuts on Dancing With The Stars

Most people don’t even realize it, but an alleged al Qaeda terrorist – deemed among the most dangerous terrorists in US custody by US counterterrorism officials – has been quietly appearing in a U.S. federal court in downtown Manhattan for pretrial hearings for weeks now.

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010. A gunman takes The Discovery Channel hostage, and Sarah Elizabeth Cupp reveals her bra size while implicating the Left.

The response to developers and supporters with connections to the Muslim community in New York City, who wish to construct an Islamic cultural center that many now refer to as the “Ground Zero Mosque,” has a toxicity that is repulsive and entirely objectionable. Unfortunately, Democrats have shown an utter lack of leadership and continue to fail to confront the right wing’s whipping up of hysterical patriotism that has translated into fear and hatred toward Muslims.

President Barack Obama stepped into the middle of a swirl of prejudicial vitriol and unashamed hatred surrounding the building of an Islamic cultural center several blocks away from Ground Zero.

Barack Obama takes a principled stance, then says it isn’t a good idea.

The (New York) Legislature passed a bill on Monday that will give the state the highest cigarette taxes in the country. Is such a tax fair to low income citizens?