04/07/2008
Lawrence Lessig and his very good idea (in politics)
Following his decision not to run for the US Congress, Lawrence Lessig started an organization called Change Congress. The organization's aim is not to fix the United States, but to address what Lessig calls the first problem; the corrosive e ... Read More
03/27/2008
Charlie Rose gets his ass handed to him by two rather pissed off Iraqi gentlemen (in politics)
I'm just going to link to a great post by Glenn Greenwald that showcases Charlie Rose's "Fifth Anniversary Of The Iraqi Invasion" show. There's fantastic embedded video of a segment of Rose's show where he attempts to manipulate two Iraqi gue ... Read More
03/25/2008
Something to keep in mind while the media is handicapping the election horse race (in politics)
Isn't this an exciting time? Every schmuck pundit and self-absorbed talking head acts as if the election is a critical, head-to-head race. According to the media, it's neck and neck right down to the primary finals for the Dems, and then it'll b ... Read More
Larger piece of the Jeremiah Wright video from 9/11 (in politics)
Personally, I happen to agree with him, at least on the political stuff. Obama's speech about race was excellent, no doubt; the United States has avoided a lot of issues for a long time, and whether or not the country will ever confront them ... Read More
03/20/2008
Maybe ending the draft wasn't such a hot idea after all... (in politics)
I came of age for military induction during an intense period of the Vietnam War - 1969/70. Even though I was attending college, an academic deferment wasn't a certainty, and it was only through the lucky coincidence of receiving a barely-high-e ... Read More
03/10/2008
George Carlin on Voting (in politics)
I'm not saying I agree, but it makes me think. Read More
03/05/2008
For once, I agree with Rush (in politics)
What he said... Read More
02/15/2008
A few things I'd like to cover before we break for lunch. (in politics)
First off, thanks to the diligent efforts of our website experts, this site will be undergoing an upgrade in the very near future; we'll be offline for a few days whilst migrations are migrated, tweaks are tweaked, and issues resolved. You'll fi ... Read More
01/23/2008
Story about corrupt US officials selling nuke secrets to terrorists gets big play in the UK, zip zilch nada in the US press (in politics)
Johan generously points out the latest revelations in the UK Sunday Times regarding this eyebrow-raising story. Not a peep about it in the US. Draw your own conclusions. "...accusations made by an FBI whistleblower, Sibel Edmonds, who - am ... Read More
01/19/2008
Republican ex-con discusses voter suppression on Jon Stewart (in politics)
It's amazing what people will talk about when they have a book to push. Read More