Howard writes on science, books, movies and news for Blogcritics and on his own blogs from the border of North and Central America.
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The Web woven around the globe promised "to sweep away" dictators, autocracy, and censorship. Will the promise hold?
A group of scientists in Ohio join to support Tom Sawyer, who opposes censorship of evolutionary science teaching.
A poor boy wins big. How he knew the quiz show answers is a story of India and life.
If a caterpillar on a leaf smoking a hookah invites you to join him, just say "no."
The Bush Administration's multi-billion dollar wall against poor peons may not work too well.
Homeland Security does not think that this is a terrorist attack, but scrambles warplanes over US cities.
Children are so easily lost. What happened to the boy who got lost in the library shelves?
Florida child abuse investigator leaves a recorded message of hate. Venezuelan Jews flee from Chavez and fight Spanish-speaking bigotry.
Bush has the Coast Guard scaring Canada with machine gun fire. How many allies can we insult?
America is threatened both by terrorism and our own short-sightedness in the global marketplace.
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