Author: Steven D

A lot of people will tell you we shouldn’t care that much if many of the species of the planet go extinct as appears to be occurring right before our eyes. Well, for those of you who don’t give a damn about the...

David Foster Wallace: Worship power, you will end up feeling weak and afraid, and you will need ever more power over others to numb you to your own fear. Don’t you get the sense that this is precisely what happened to...

I’m sure someone thinks these are simply hilarious: ATWATER, Calif. — Violent and racist e-mail jokes alluding to the assassination of President Barack Obama, the killing of Latinos and violence against black people were...

It’s a popular right wing/conservative talking point. Government doesn’t help people. We’d all be better off to let charities and the good natures of our neighbors take care of us in bad times. Trouble is, when...

There will be a lot of hateful glee expressed on the right wing blogs today regarding Ted Kennedy’s death. If not from the owners and front page writers on those blogs, than from most of those who post their vile comments...