Simple people,people who don’t exist,prefer things which don’t exist,simple things. e.e. cummings; six nonlectures Al Gore had a few minor errors of no particular consequence in his movie “An Inconvenient Truth“, but his book “The Assault on Reason” was wildly wrong in at least two important respects: i) The internet has proven to be a [...]
The concept of American exceptionalism is as old as the United States, and it implies that the country has a qualitative difference from other nations. This notion of been “special” gives Americans the sense that playing a lead role in world affair is part of their “natural” historic calling. However there is nothing historically exceptional [...]
It has become apparent that all of our most cynical readings of the situation in Egypt, since the supposed ouster of Hosni Mubarak, are being proved true by the continued oppression, and disenfranchisement, of the Egyptian people at the hands of the Military government. The aggressive midnight assault by police and military forces, to [...]
The big Washington DC psychodrama unfolding is a likely partial shutdown of the federal government on Friday. The quality of the “debate” is in the mold of America’s favorite reality shows. A comparison could be made between the government shutdown chicken-game played by the political class and the scripted reality of any “Real Housewives” shows. [...]
In a rebuke to the anti-worker agenda of Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin, his staunch ally on the state Supreme Court was barely ousted in a heated election. The votes were finished being counted today, and with 100% of the precincts reporting, Kloppenburg received 740,090 votes to incumbent Prosser with 739,886.
