“The culture wars are over,” says journalist Charles Pierce, “and the idiots have won.” Woe be to the rest of America. To a rational, thinking person, the rise of idiocy in America […]
Free to be as dumb as we want—even if it kills us
Reality is making us sick, and fantasy can't cure us
You’re honey child to a swarm of bees Gonna blow right through you like a breeze Give me one last dance Well slide down the surface of things You’re the real thing […]
Workers of the world unite
Nobody sings the best verses in “This Land is Your Land” anymore. And Labor Day is just a three-day weekend at the end of the summer…except that large numbers of workers will […]
Study: climate views of U.S. break down into six broad categories
Last week, the Yale Project on Climate Change and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communications released their 2009 “Six America’s” study. The study finds that the U.S. population can […]
Michael Vick and the problem with forgiveness
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has conditionally reinstated former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted of running a dogfighting ring in 2007. Vick served 23 months in federal prison, followed by two […]
Why Michael Vick should be allowed to play football
by Josh Sternberg Michael Vick could be the best thing to happen to the American reputation in quite some time. His heinous acts of violence and horrific judgment were undeniably stupid. But […]
Jon & Kate: a sign of the times to come
If you’ve been off-planet for the last few months you may have missed the news: Jon & Kate have split, and in the process migrated from the relative banality of the TV […]
Has a college degree become a bad investment? Better question: is conservative rhetoric the worst investment in history?
Yesterday over at Future Majority, Kevin Bondelli responded to Jack Hough’s New York Post column “Don’t Get That College Degree!” Bondelli’s take led with one of the more terrifying titles I’ve seen […]
New phone 'apps' make it easier for pols to stray
Sanford case shines a spotlight on the central paradox of marriage. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford not only played fast and loose with the institution of marriage, but with email. However, help […]
On flower pots and libraries
by Jennifer Angliss My city, like many other municipalities these days, has a bit of a budget crunch. Expenses exceed income and so cuts must be made. One of the first things […]
