Author: Steven D

I long for the day when I won’t feel compelled to check out Professor Juan Cole’s blog, Informed Comment, seven days a week. However, I suspect that day may not come in my lifetime, much less the lifetimes of my...

Let’s start out with a classic from Johnny Cash, shall we?

Why should anyone still consider the Washington Post a credible news source when they continue to give platforms to completely idiotic (and painfully wrongheaded) individuals such as this person? OUTSPOKEN: A Conversation With...

There’s all sorts of stories that get buried or never reported by the US corporate mediaopolies (yes, that’s my neologism of the day). Right now they are obsessed with the US economy (i.e., Wall Street and the stock...

Don’t look for any links in this post. Like my subject, I don’t need no stinking support for what I’m going to say. I’m just going to follow his glorious example and pull whatever facts I need out of my...