Just hilarious. From the Onion: WASHINGTON—As they scoured the Internet for more juicy details about former CIA director David Petraeus’ affair with biographer Paula Broadwell, Americans were reportedly horrified today upon learning that a protracted, bloody war involving U.S. forces is currently raging in the nation of Afghanistan. “Oh my God, this is terrible,” Allie … Read more
A very sad article from the New York Times, but I can’t say I’m really surprised. In the ultimate irony, in many cases throughout America it is actually parents that are forced to move in with their kids due to the piles of student loans taken out on their behalf. We are officially a nation … Read more
I just love these statistics posted by CNBC yesterday: In an election that often focused on debates about class warfare, President Barack Obama was favored over multimillionaire businessman Mitt Romney in eight of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties. For a guy that supposedly wants to redistribute wealth, the wealthiest people sure do seem to like … Read more
The one election outcome I actually cared about yesterday went the way I wanted it. I am referring to Colorado’s Amendment 64, which regulates marijuana in a similar manner to alcohol. It is basically full legalization of pot for adults over 21. It essentially: Makes the personal use, possession, and limited home-growing of marijuana legal … Read more
Chris Matthews just had another one of his famous on air breakdowns. As you will see in the clip below he stated: “If you don’t vote, I don’t want to talk to you. And if you vote for one of these numbskull third or fourth party candidates like Gary Johnson or Jill Stein and say, … Read more
Well, well isn’t this article from CNET just lovely! Apparently every agency in our government is competing to be the America Stasi. The information collection is part of the FBI’s controversial effort, known internally as “Going Dark,” aimed in part at convincing Congress to rewrite federal wiretapping law to require Internet companies including Facebook, Google, … Read more
Although I focus on the corruption endemic in my homeland – the Banana Republic of the United States – I have been clear to point out that crony capitalism and the rule of oligarchs is a global phenomenon that we all must deal with together as a species. In this report from Al Jazeera, we … Read more
Only an alert and knowledgeable citizen can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals – so that security and liberty may prosper together. – Dwight D. Eisenhower in his famous speech on the dangers of the Military-Industrial Complex Good Op-Ed yesterday from the … Read more
In a very disturbing article from the Daily News, we discover that residents in the Queens neighborhood of the Rockaways are using anything they can get their hands on to protect their homes after Sandy devastated their area, including bows and arrows. From the Daily News: Ever since Sandy strafed the Queens peninsula and tore … Read more
The UK’s Independent has just released a fantastic interview with Max Keiser in which Robert Chalmers describes him as “”the most widely watched news commentator on the planet.” Max and Stacy have been supportive of my writing and voice from day one, and this presents a perfect opportunity to thank them for all they have … Read more