Since 2001 the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, also funds projects to restore Christian and Buddhist sites as well as museums, forts and palaces. This seems like a good program to end; the American taxpayer should not be funding any religious sites.
Blog Smith is inspired by the myth of Hephaestus in the creation of blacksmith-like, forged materials: ideas. This blog analyzes topics that interest me: IT, politics, technology, history, education, music, and the history of religions.