Zombie Politics

Last week, the Times published a great piece about living on the edge of poverty. I hope we can see more like it because there are many myt...

“Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the ...

Recently, I have realized that my non belief in Republican Jesus is too simple a way to characterize my distaste for the beliefs of most con...

Emmanuel Saez from UC Berkeley has released his latest report on inequality and it reminds me that I need to finish off my last three inst...

How do you get conservatives to express concern for the health and well-being of our kids? Appeal to their fear and selfishness, according t...

“If I could conceive that the general government might ever be so administered as to render the liberty of conscience insecure, I beg you wi...

Yesterday I put up a post about how I'm only going to engage in comments if people have something new, interesting and not adolescent t...

Evidence the illogic, hypocrisy, and coercion of the state's secular "neutrality." Western democracies continue to head toward...

The excuse "China does whatever it wants in terms of carbon emissions so why can't we?" can no longer be used. The plan, rel...

Check out the soldier that comes in to this video at about the 5 minute mark. A true hero...  

Mark's post about the people of Boulder challenging Xcel Energy's power generation monopoly and replacing coal with with renewables...

It's getting rather irritating for Americans to be lectured by despots and dictators. Earlier this week Bashar al-Assad appeared on Amer...

It's going to be interesting to see what happens in Boulder over the next few years. Something else that struck me about this video. I...

This time of year brings with it reflection and a desire for change. When I started this blog eight years ago (after four years of it being ...

I've gone back and forth between putting something up on this 9/11 anniversary and not putting something up. There's something contr...

I thought the president made a compelling case tonight in why strikes against Syria might be necessary. Since it appears that Assad is cavin...