[Evangelical Realism]
How God really "works."

[Eco-Libris]
Plant a tree for every book you read.

[Lost Cities]
Photos of "lost" cities.

[Reason Magazine]
Oil, soil, copper, and forests are forms of wealth. So are factories, houses, and roads. But according to a 2005 study by the World Bank, such solid goods amount to only about 20 percent of the wealth of rich nations and 40 percent of the wealth of poor countries. So what accounts for the majority? Human capital and the value of institutions (as measured by rule of law) constitute the largest share of wealth in virtually all countries.

[Vanity Fair]
Christopher Hitchens on religion in America.

[Esquire]
Creationism. Intelligent Design. Faith-based this. Trust-your-gut that. There's never been a better time to espouse, profit from, and believe in utter, unadulterated crap. And the crap is rising so high, it's getting dangerous.

[Guardian Unlimited]
The past 30 years or so have been an age of endarkenment. It has been a period in which truth ceased to matter very much, and dogma and irrationality became once more respectable.

[EW.com]
Stephen King on Harry Potter.

[Los Angeles Times]
Civil service is commendable, but worshiping soldiers and police for doing their duty has gotten out of control.