With apologies to some of my readers – another article by Chris Hedges, who I think is a very perceptive writer. Perhaps the central concern of this blog has been an attempt to understand the political landscape in this country, … Continue reading →
Since before President Obama was elected, the word “socialism” has been tossed about with great carelessness. Sarah Palin used it without acknowledging that the State of Alaska is, itself, socialist because it takes from the oil companies and re-distributes income … Continue reading →
A few days ago, I received an e-mail from a good friend on the subject of the “internment camps” allegedly built by Halliburton. The link in the e-mail was to an interview featuring Glenn Beck, who was spewing his usual … Continue reading →
Jon Stewart on Michael Steel, Bill O’Reilly, and Rush Limbaugh …
Continue reading →I really like what Chet Bowers has to say about what a political philosophy of conservatism should entail. This is going to be a long post, so bear with me, please. I am trying to show how the talking heads … Continue reading →
I read today that each morning, President Obama is presented with 10 letters to read – a tiny, tiny sample of the 40,000 letters the White House receives each day. He reads these through the day, in between meetings with … Continue reading →
During the campaign, I had hopes that Obama was making speeches about increasing the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan as a way to toss a bone to the right-wing militarists in this country. I was wrong. Obama is increasing U.S … Continue reading →
I own 11.5 acres of wooded land in Floyd County, Virginia. It is what is known as “land locked” – that is, it does not front on a public road. But I have a non-exclusive right-of-way across my neighbor’s land … Continue reading →
I was a bit apprehensive when I posted the essay by Chris Hedges, for it is a pessimistic, gloomy article that, as several friends wrote me privately, focuses on the probable outcome of our present difficulties if we don’t change. … Continue reading →
YouTube has recently added a new “feature” to its product. You can see it on this blog – it looks like graffiti to me. On any video posted, the title of the video and the star rating of that video … Continue reading →