Lifelong student with interests a mile wide and an inch deep. Autodidact. Pedant, hopefully of the slightly more pleasant sort. Sharer of things learned along the way. Lately of a creative bent.
After all Facebook has done, there’s only so much a person can take. By now, anyone who has been paying attention is well aware of Facebook’s general user-unfriendly shenanigans, with the possible […]
When government won’t govern, the people need to lead Business Insider reported on Wednesday: While Ferguson Situation Goes Out Of Control, Missouri Governor Tweets About School Board Meeting Oh, but aside from […]
Post-Citizens United, if money is speech, then where does the Hedges v Obama case lead? Sent via web form this date, August 12, 2014 (san links) Dear Sir or Madam, As concerned […]
An article from Foreign Policy Ending this war in Gaza begins with recognizing Hamas as a legitimate political actor I know. Right off the bat, even the idea of recognizing Hamas rankles. […]
Simple. If she’s talking about something that positions her for political gain, she might just be equivocating instead. Hey, all’s fair in whatever is politically expedient, right? 10 times NPR’s Terry Gross tries […]
So-called ministers like this give actual Christianity a bad name. Have you ever noticed that when someone like him, specifically like him…people who minister for a living…trots out the inconsistent Paul, whose […]
How many is this worth? Courtesy of Mint Press, live, raw video of bombs exploding at a site where ambulances had rushed, presumably to pick up wounded. In Gaza, of course. Is […]
As The New York Times reports, it’s now the economists at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. Income inequality is hurting the economy. Our review of the data, as well as a wealth […]
From This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow Click the link. He’ll love the traffic.
Campaigned on transparency, had a Bush administration assist, and still drops ball In 2006, Congress passed the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. President Bush signed it into law. From the USASpending.gov […]
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