Michael Kazin penned a piece on The New Republic attacking “independents” in the U.S. (i.e., people who are neither Democrat or Republican, which as we all know are the only two schools of thought that can possibly exist). I single him out because his column reeks of the kind of narrow-minded thinking that stifles true [...]

OK, not literally. But I thought I’d write a few words about Obama after the election, and then I ended up so busy that it sort of never happened. I could wait until the inauguration to write about this, in that most apropos of moments, but now is just as well, while the President-elect goes [...]

According to the LA Times, the Supreme Court has ruled that Federal agents may in fact arrest and bring charges against people who violate Federal drug laws, even if they are complying with the medical marijuana laws which have been passed in nine states. People who know me won’t be surprised to learn that I [...]

I am secretly glad Bush won the U.S. election. Certainly not because Bush is a good president; he’s a dolt, and an international laughingstock. And certainly not because he is surrounded by a bunch of extremely intelligent – and evil – individuals who are bent on retaining U.S. global hegemony. No, I’m glad, because American [...]

While our troops are fighting in Iraq — and getting all the press — you might want to start reading pages 5-20 of your newspaper, lest you will miss what the Bush administration is up to while they have you captivated with their sanitized war. Their bullshit budget is one example, but it at least [...]

You know, I grew up in the United States, and, I guess because it was the latest major killing spree, they drilled Nazi and World War II stuff into our heads incessantly when I was in school. At times, we joked that they should have just renamed history class “Hitler Class”. These studies would inevitably [...]

…and unfortunately we live in a country full of it. The ‘coming together’ because we were all attacked is fading, and reality is beginning to sink in. And the reality is, New York City still has a fascist mayor and the country still has an idiotic/evil executive branch of the government. To support this: (1) [...]

It seems Microsoft has resorted to pathetic tactics to try to win favor with the Attorneys General in the states where they are contesting their monopoly status, as this Newsfactor story details. It’s amazing to me that a company whose products have touched so many people could be as universally reviled as they are. About [...]