Month: June 2005

Wanted: Snarkshuckers, cranks, and all manner of bloviation specialists needed to guide public opinion away from dangerous thoughts.  From today’s Guardian: With the number of users forecast to rise above 100 million...

In the light of the revelation of the role of Mark Felt as “Deep Throat, perhaps it is time for a complete reevaluation of the presidency of Richard Nixon.  James Carroll, an op-ed writer for the Boston Globe, offers...

In recent years, some in federal law enforcement have pushed the “lone wolf” theory of criminal activity by far-right organizations from neo-Nazis to revolutionary antiabortion terrorists. Prosecutions may be easier...

I’ve always been agnostic on whether Michael Jackson did what he was charged with in the trial just ended. Guilty or innocent made no never-mind to me. And now that it’s over, my only advice to Jackson is, however...

that I lost some of your comments, or a diary, or if you are having some technical problem, post about it here. I’m going to put on my hairshirt.