Month: June 2012

Just Dine With Sally Quinn Already

Not that they deserve it, but Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee are so desperate to throw a party for the Obamas that maybe Barack and Michelle should relent and go along. Let me tell you how bad it is. Here’s Sally Quinn...

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Today in Wanton Malevolence

As if the Citizens United ruling were not malevolent enough, the House Republicans are seeking to make it worse. According to the Supreme Court in Citizens United, corporate spending does not distort the political process, give...

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Plug In Day, 2012 Need Organizers NOW!

National Plug In Day will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2012, and is an unprecedented nationwide observance drawing global attention to the environmental, economic and other benefits of plug-in electric vehicles through...

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But Don Rickles Isn’t Funny

I am no expert on comedy and I’m certainly not a historian of comedy. My experience with Don Rickles is that he made me laugh when I was less than ten years old by telling off-color jokes about people’s race and...

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The War of Lies: Israeli History Post1967

From time to time, articles surface about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which are so illuminating that they deserve full exposure. This one by Uri Avnery, the founder of Gush Shalom, an Israeli based peace activist group, is...

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