It looks like the Thimerosal debate is about to bubble back up, thanks to a US Court of Federal Claims hearing that’s getting under way in DC. Autism now occurs in more […]
Thimerosal question back in the news: will special hearing move us closer to understanding causes of autism?
If FOX News had existed throughout history….
More here. Plenty more….
Relax – this won’t hurt
On September 12, 2001, the day after The Attacks, Hunter S. Thompson wrote: The towers are gone now, reduced to bloody rubble, along with all hopes for Peace in Our Time, in […]
Richard Rorty’s legacy of hope
By Robert Silvey Richard Rorty is dead at age 75. He was more than a philosopher; he was a social thinker. In this era of dysfunctional, amoral government, he left Americans a […]
The hotel heiress America loves and hates and our criminal justice system
by Amaury Nora I am really shocked at the resources which are clearly being devoted to cover the whole Paris Hilton affair. Even though there are people calling for government accountability among […]
Who’s running ‘mystery leadership PACs’?
I’m looking for the wimp of a politician who won’t fess up to taking $29,000 from six political action committees (PACs) and then writing 22 checks for $1,000 each to support Democratic […]
Progressive capitalism: Tocqueville, RJ Reynolds, and taking back our American birthright
This is a song Charles Manson stole from the Beatles. We’re stealing it back. – Bono Business issues have been much on my mind of late, and not just for the obvious […]
Two Frontiers: wars of liberation and of determination
Never has the chasm between the expectations and concerns of the rich and those of the poor been greater. The youngsters lighting fires in Germany at the G8 Summit to protest about […]
Coverage of Paris Hilton’s return to jail: Is it fair?
I’d like to thank the august Old Gray Lady for being hip and catching me up with all things newsy and entertaining. At 4:23 p.m. EST, The New York Times informed me […]
Big Energy outspends Green groups 29 to 1 in state political giving
Pretend, if you will, that you’re the chair of the Democratic or the Republican party state committee in a critical electoral college state. Like California. Like Florida. You’re probably wondering: “Politics is […]
