John West is very good at reaching the heart of an issue using simple analogies. In summarizing the evidence of precision at Giza, he said, ‘It’s like finding a Porsche where only a wheelbarrow should be.

For those who may still believe in the “official” chronology of the historical development of metals, identifying copper as the metal the ancient Egyptians used for cutting granite is like saying that aluminum could be cut using a chisel fashioned out of butter.

If the Police Department were to stop searching the contents of subway riders' bags, that would be a substantial step toward curbing the privacy violations that have concerned us,

It's not saying they can't be treated like everyone else. It's saying they can't be singled out.

I've seen a marked increase over the last two, three years of violence directed toward staff.

While we fully support reasonable and effective security measures, we believe this program marks a dramatic and unjustified erosion of the privacy rights of the American public.

We are concerned that false police statements may have tainted hundreds of cases of people arrested at the two largest mass arrests during the convention.

People have said they thought Tulane could start back in the spring semester,

Our position is that the police should aggressively investigate anyone whom they suspect of bringing explosives into the system, ... But police searches of subway riders without any suspicions are presumptively unconstitutional.

It is simply difficult to understand that anyone could believe that sophisticated terrorists trying to attack the subway system are going to be deterred. The only people being searched are innocent New Yorkers.