Author: Arthur Gilroy

Kurt Vonnegut is gone. My epitaph for him follows. As will we all, eventually. (So it goes…)Mistah Kurt wrote: “The firebombing of Dresden was a work of art.” It was, he added, “a tower of smoke and flame...

I have said this before, and I am saying it again. Watch out for Newt Gingrich. In terms of sheer political ability, he is the class of the field as far as the Ratpubs are concerned. Evidence? Read on.So…who exactly have...

BooMan wrote a post Friday night called called What are We Doing? in which he complained that he has “been having trouble writing this week” and questions the real function of the left blogosphere in today’s...

I originally started this post as a reply to a comment on the thread Hillary is starting to get interesting. Louisianagirl wrote: Hillary is starting to get interesting. Yes, she is. Although she is not as combative as Edwards,...

This started out as a comment to Timbuk 3’s fine post The Stalker, which deals with the officially encouraged, entirely media-proliferated paranoia amongst the general population. In particular, (s)he wrote in a comment...