Boston
My immediate reaction to the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, several days after the event (I don’t have a TV, nor do I want one), was amazement at the amount of military force deployed to capture … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Current Events
The Heights of Hypocrisy
I read in USA Today that President Obama is going to use the Bibles of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King, Jr. to swear on when he is inaugurated tomorrow. I wonder how much money the MLK foundation received for … Continue reading →
Thoughts on Individuality and Guns
After some reflection, it occurred to me that there might be some “holes” in Mark Ames’ arguments that needed to be addressed. He seems to be making the argument that it is in the best interests of the ruling elite … Continue reading →
Another Take on Newtown
I actually found this piece before the one that I posted portions of in my last post, but now that I’ve read Mark Ames’ essay and re-read this one, I see that this one is tightly related to Ames’ piece. … Continue reading →
Guns and Politics
I haven’t posted since December 4th of last year for several reasons. The first is that I got a new Mac mini on December 16 and it took me three weeks to get most of the bugs worked out so … Continue reading →
Positive Deviance
As part of my on-going re-invention project, I’ve unsubscribed from a long list of political newsletters. I’m so, so tired of The Daily Atrocity. I’m so, so tired of the negativity, hatred, and finger-pointing. So I made those e-mails go … Continue reading →
Well, now …
I subscribe to a few blogs that explore ideas, rather than engaging in political rants – I got rid of almost all of those a few weeks back. One of them, Systemic Disorder, has some really interesting posts. The other, … Continue reading →
Right Wing Authoritarians
Like most people these days, I don’t read as many blogs as I used to. But I still read some that I think are important. One of those is Ian Welsh’s blog – www.ianwelsh.net. One of his posts, on the … Continue reading →
Albert Einstein on Capitalism & Socialism
From an article published in the first issue of Monthly Review, in May, 1949, entitled, Why Socialism?, by Albert Einstein. Yes, that Albert Einstein. “Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands, partly because of competition among the capitalists, … Continue reading →
The Occupy Movement and Eugene V. Debs
I cast my first vote in a presidential election for George McGovern. For three decades afterwards, I was a reliable and strong supporter of the Democratic Party. That support started to waver in 2004, when I voted for change and … Continue reading →