Author: BooMan

Because of my job as an editor and the fact that I’m a writer, I probably do not read news articles the same way that you do. I won’t say that I skim them, exactly. What I do is read them as constructions. I look at...

I think Rand Paul is a buffoon. I choose that word carefully. It is the best word. It’s helpful to read Juan Cole’s assessment of Senator Paul’s foreign policy positions, but there isn’t any consistency...

I’ll put it this way. If you’re the kind of person who says ‘No, totally,’ then I probably want to hit you. I don’t really care if you appreciate modern art or not. If it does something for you,...

There’s a lot of discussion of the election results in Ferguson, Missouri last night, and many are expressing disappointment that voter turnout was only around thirty percent. But we have to put things in perspective:...

Whether or not you will have an easy time using a 12 step process to overcome your addiction, let alone your depression, probably has a lot to do with how you react to something like this: He told Gately to just imagine he’s...