The Urban Curmudgeon
growls from Manhattan
Watching what has gone on over the Edward Snowden affair, makes me realize the depressing state, to which, American journalism has sunk and the not unexpected lack of interest exhibited by the American public in that, which in actuality,
Everybody who is not in a coma, must be aware of the big noises being made about both the NSA‘s invasion of privacy and the nation’s need for air-tight security. The far left is screaming that we are turning the country
The immigration bill that passed the Senate doesn’t look like it’s going to have much of a chance in the House; this, after years of people on both sides of the aisle agreeing that we need a comprehensive immigration
Elizabeth Warren’s new bill that would cut student loan borrowing rates down to those paid by the big banks for their loans is the best piece of legislation to hit the hill in memory. It’s a no brainer, an
The opening segment of this two part text explained how the intelligence community has been busy claiming to protect us while they were invading our privacy and setting us up to lose our freedom. Now we’re going to look at the
In 1969 I designed a three room psychedelic house for the Fender Bass Company’s display at the National Music Makers of America Convention in Chicago. The house, the purpose of which was to display Fender’s instruments, balanced on gimbals; it’s walls
Matt Taibbi a very talented author and reporter who writes a lot about the American financial scene in Rolling Stone, is one of the most important writers around today, mostly because he understands what is, to most of us, a very confusing
Okay, we’re back. We went blank for over a week because I had the need to spend some time with a beautiful , much younger, blonde. That’s what happens to old guys like me. “Papa Biw, pwease come visit me.” And
How the hell did Elizabeth Warren ever get elected to the Senate? She has none of the qualifications. She’s not stupid, or venal or greedy, She worries about the people who elected her instead of the greedy pigs who
How come the members of the lynch mob are all wearing U.S. Army uniforms? The trial of whistleblower Bradley Manning started on Monday June 3rd. 2013. Until Edward Snowden showed up, Manning was easily the most famous and most controversial whistleblower since