Author: Arthur Gilroy

Over the last several days I posted and reposted a comment that I first made on one of Booman’s posts about the whole fiscal cliff boondoggle. The meat of the comment follows: Oui asked the question regarding this whole...

The entire U.S. media is currently painting the NRA’s Robert LaPierre as some kind of dangerous loon. If you listen to the media and are foolish enough to swallow its line, LaPierre is some sort of monstrous violence...

In Booman’s recent post Simple Observation on the Newtown disaster, mainsailset made the following comment: —snip— This is now a moral discussion, a societal contract debate and if we can label the side effects...

I am continually astounded by Barack Obama. Is he the world’s greatest political actor? A totally blind America-firster? The canniest and most in control of his emotions U.S. politician since FDR or Abraham Lincoln?...

Noam Chomsky speaks to the truth of the matter. (From Counterpunch) “Nothing Can Justify Torture” An Interview With Noam Chomsky on Obama’s Human Rights Record by ERIC BAILEY —snip— EB: The US...