while perusing some articles over at the seminal, i saw an interesting one on about being a “new liberal”. the story is interesting and does a good job of attempting to reclaim the term from the dirty connotations that have become attached to it. one part intrigued me most though and i wanted to write [...]
Well, it has been several days since i posted about the Brown’s and their silly ass attempt at avoiding paying federal income taxes and not a single person has bothered to make an argument for the illegality of income taxes. perhaps there are more rational people out there in the world than i thought. i [...]
i was pleased to read about the Brown family that is currently holed up in their private compound, all but daring police and federal authorities to “come and get ‘em”. i truly admire anyone who is willing to put his ass on the line for what he believes, however… People have been arguing for almost [...]
i have been over and over and over this topic with some of my more conspiratorial cohorts and i will admit I wanted desperately to believe in some of the early theories about 9/11. but, after careful consideration, i have given up on just about all of them. but, for those who still need some [...]
defying the USA’s stance on global climate change, the united nation’s head bureaucrat Ban Ki-moon stated today that ecological problems have at least contributed to the violence in darfur. i can not wait to see how the powers-that-be react to this one. the idea that environmental conditions can affect political and social cohesion is not [...]
here is a link to a world tribune article about how American citizens feel about China’s growing influence on the world stage. the content itself is fine and interesting; i would expect that most people would be shitting themselves considering the aura of fear that has been thrust upon us by the bushies. what i [...]
CNN is reporting on negotiations that are or will take place soon between the big 3 USA auto makers and the united auto workers union. of course the automakers are attempting to slash wages more and the union is trying to keep jobs here in the US. i am really interested in the current global [...]
foxnews is reporting on a European study that alleges illegal, secret prisons located in eastern europe. these prisons were (allegedly) used to circumvent human and civil rights laws that would apply if the prisons were either public knowledge or located inside USA territory. well, i did a little looking around and found some other uses [...]
an in-depth look at comparative advantage can be found here, but the basics are this: two countries should trade goods (rather than both produce them) when one actor has a relative advantage over the other. the classic example is you have a roommate and he types really fast, but irons clothes really slow. You are [...]
wish I could be there! read and see photos about the mass protests at the Germany g8 meeting here
A reader, J-Ro, made the following comment after my original post (just scroll down a little). Interesting theory, but I don’t think I can agree. In my view, the Middle East is such a mess because oil is SO important to America. So important that we have to have our hands in everything, constantly intervening. [...]