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Setting the kids up to fail
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsWe didn't mean to, but we totally screwed up Gen-Y. Our bad...
Thoughts on the Civil War
Posted on April 19, 2011 | 3 CommentsMore than 1.5 centuries later, the impact of the Civil War and slavery can still be felt.
That ignorant, stupid fool and his dumb vote
Posted on March 25, 2011 | No CommentsWe aren't very well equipped for democracy. I grade myself on a recent Cracked article.
Delusions of Competence
Posted on March 10, 2011 | No CommentsThink you're completely in the driver's seat, with regard to your life? Your brain *wants* you to believe that.
Exactly the Same and Completely Different
Posted on January 27, 2011 | 2 CommentsWhat would it have been like if Mitt Romney had won the 2008 election? Pretty much the same.
Terry Pratchett
Posted on December 16, 2010 | 1 CommentHe's my favorite author. Here are just a few reasons why. If you haven't read him, then what the hell are you waiting for?
It’s Complicated
Posted on November 11, 2010 | No CommentsHappy Veteran's Day. I a patriot, enamored of my particular view of things, who knows that I'm dead wrong. Let's hear it for massive confusion.
The Geopolitics of our Post-Election Hangover
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe 2010 midterms are concluded. Whether you thought it a victory or a defeat, there's reason to wonder if Obama will reach for the foreign policy lever to rebuild credibility.
Needs Speed Metal
Posted on October 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe Tea Party would gain more sympathy from me if they dared to be what they seem to want: Libertarianism. At least that's coherent and principled.
One Lousy Anniversary
Posted on September 11, 2010 | No CommentsHere are my thoughts nine years after the 9/11 attacks. Are we safer? Did we overreact? Have we learned and understood anything? Who knows. Here are more words.