North Africa is in political turmoil. Ben Ali and Mubarak fell in swift purges while leaderships in Syria, Bahrain, Libya and Saudi Arabia equally face immense public pressure to quit. Besides Libya, it is virtual social networks and not armies that have enabled human agency for change. The internet, long viewed as a superficial platform customized for young people’s trivia, has startled status quo with its ruthless efficiency, says Gwada Ogot

Speaking at a Christian supremacist conference a few days ago, former and potential 2012 G.O.P presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee — was caught on video stating: “I almost wish that there would be, like, a simultaneous telecast, and all Americans would be forced–forced at gunpoint no less–to listen to every David Barton message, and I think [...]