The media’s habit of revisiting certain issues at set intervals can be strange and even illogical at times. For example, many news outlets commented on President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office, as well as on the anniversary of his...
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16 February 2010
When the U.S. military began a major offensive in southern Afghanistan over the weekend, the killing of children and other civilians was predictable. Lofty rhetoric aside, such deaths come with the territory of war and occupation.
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14 February 2010
"God made the idiot for practice, and then He made the school board."
--Mark Twain
The New York Times Sunday Magazine has...
--Mark Twain
The New York Times Sunday Magazine has...
05 February 2010
The director of U.S. national intelligence told the House Intelligence Committee the government has the right to kill Americans abroad.
Here are 10 problems with this:
1. Acts that are crimes under national and...
Here are 10 problems with this:
1. Acts that are crimes under national and...
05 February 2010
In the sixth grade, the Boys' Vice-Principal threatened to suspend me from school unless I stopped carrying around The Catcher in the Rye I think because it had the word "fuck" in it. Since the Boys' Vice-Principal hadn't read the book -...
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