Fear vs Freedom
For those of us who grew up in the shadow of WWII, fear was something with which we had a more than passing acquaintance. The first time I felt fear was sitting in our living room in Cliffside Park,
BUdget vs Budget
The cherry blossoms may not have appeared yet but budgets are blooming all over The Capital. True the Republicans have been coming out with useless budgets regularly but for the Democrats this is the first in a long time. Of
Foreign Policy
As I stated in an earlier blog, the problem is not the drones, the problem is the people picking the targets, mainly because they seem to have no idea what is actually going on in the Islamic world. This
Sequestration-Not the Biggest Problem
No the sequester won’t be a major national disaster and that’s why no one in Washington is really sweating it. But it will be a disaster for those who lose their jobs because of it and it will probably
Bits & Pieces #31
Went to a convention of No Labels, the other day. No Labels is an organization that is trying to convince members of congress to abandon their polarizing stances and come together to get stuff done. They are a very encouraging
Dumber Than Dirt
The current Republican party, especially in the last few years seems to have embarked on a program to solidify their reputation as the most bizarre group of potential inmates in the history of mental illness. A woman started the trend when Sarah
What’s Killing the Country?
The title question is such a wide category that for the moment I’ve had to narrow it down a bit, so today we’ll just deal with two of the most obvious non-governmental problems, Wall Street and the fossil fuel industry.
Who Are Our Protectors Protecting?
Recent FBI documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justine Fund under the Freedom of Information Act indicate that the FBI and Homeland Security have been conducting widespread surveillance on members of the Occupy community aimed at implicating them in
The Pipeline Sucks Oil
The Keystone Pipeline just doesn’t go away. Of course there’s a good reason. A huge Canadian company that makes billions a year wants the pipeline and is willing to spend plenty in lobbyist fees to get it. Not only are
Morality
The front page of the NY Times was fascinating on Saturday February 2, featuring, as it did, two stories, told from opposite points of view, with each capturing the abject failures of the Roman Catholic church and organized religion, in