Month: November 2011

You know the “As old as Ronnie Raygun”/Republican/Tea Party/Conservative/Libertarian/ Ayn Rand Fanboys talking point well by now. “Taxes are too high!” they all proclaim, especially on those loveable...

. A strike would further cripple the world’s economy, but secure Israel’s allegiance to the US in the near future. Israel would strike at Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon and the military extremists in Hamas territory...

The idea behind the Supercommittee was to create some painful consequences if the committee failed to reach an agreement on debt reduction that would compel both sides to make otherwise unthinkable compromises. Those...

Looks like it might be a long night in the Bay Area. After a day-long, city-wide general strike in which waves of Occupy Oakland protesters shut down various banks in downtown Oakland, a crowd estimated at up to 20,000 has shut...

Today has been one of those days when blogging and parenthood have been incompatible. Oh well, it’s not like there are a ton of things I’m dying to write about. Herman Cain is a creep. Big deal. It’s not like...