One of the reasons our mission here at S&R is as broad as it is – our writers address cultural forms like literature and popular music as well as the hardball political […]
The majesty of rock
Thoughts on Schaller’s two-humped moderate political beast
Tom Schaller has a fascinating take today on the evolution of the political center. To use his analogy, it’s evolved from a one-humped camel to a two-humped dromedary, statistically speaking. The one […]
Opinion — if loud and abusive — is worthy opinion. Right?
Apparently, there’s only one standard for measuring the credibility of opinion these days — volume. Let’s look at that through two exceptionally large megaphones: ESPN and Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly. For ESPN, […]
A Tale Of Two Web Media Wars
By Martin Bosworth There were two interesting stories today that involve the confluence between media, people, technology, and the ability of these three to influence each other.
Old Men Admiring Themselves…
HEARD the old, old men say, “Everything alters, And one by one we drop away.” They had hands like claws, and their knees Were twisted like the old thorn-trees By the waters. […]
National Prevent Teen Pregnancy Day
By Rori Black Today, May 2, is Prevent Teen Pregnancy Day; a good day to remember that abstinence-only education is a miserable failure. One billion taxpayer dollars have been given to a […]
Taking a deep breath on melamine
We’ve been hearing a lot in the news about melamine ever since it was directly implicated in the deaths thousands of pets. The latest news is that melamine has apparently entered the […]
The ballad of a progressive gun owner
We’ve heard a great deal on the issue of gun control in the wake of Virginia Tech – not surprisingly – and as is always the case when these debates flare up […]
Nemesis
By Martin Bosworth My thoughts on the Bush veto are here for those who are interested. “Disgust” sums it up nicely. Perhaps “Anger,” “shame,” “rage,” and “frustration” as well. Actually, a picture’s […]
Media spectacle at Virginia Tech
An old friend and colleague, UCLA’s Dr. Doug Kellner, has been doing some analysis of the media spectacle surrounding the recent shootings at Virginia Tech. This is part of a larger body […]
