Zombie Politics

During the years 1954-1955, John F. Kennedy was on leave from his post as US Senator recovering from back surgery. From his bedside, he wrot...

The last couple of posts have been kinda depressing, especially the last one. I have really been wrapped around the axle about the nutters ...

Last week I wrote about The Alliance of Four (the military, Congress, corporations, and lobbyists) and their stranglehold on the American ec...

In last week's "Comments" section it was suggested to me that I write a column about how our personal liberties have strayed f...

Nothing surprises me anymore. In this day and age of warped perceptions, twisted facts and spun stories, the chances of me being shocked are...

The spring of 1969 was a special time. That's when Dick Cheney met Donald Rumsfeld. It was love at first sight. They served together in...

In the Sunday paper, a week ago, I picked up the Opinion section to read a column by Garrison Keillor . The jist of the article was that th...

Time for another Grab Bag. I have left off the "irritation" this time because I am going to rave about some cool shit in addition ...

On March 2nd, Dubai Ports World, a company actually owned by the United Arab Emirates, will take over management of the following ports in t...

This has been waaaaaaaaaayy too long in coming. I have wanted to write a column about the NRA since I started the blog. But I really didn...

Well, I guess the greatest threat to our planet today is, of all things, cartoons. For the last two weeks many countries, including our own ...