Turning On A Dime: A New Outlook On The Recession

So guys. Recession: 2008-present. We still in it, and it don’t look like it goin’ nowhere. It stickin’ around for a wee little while longah. And how many of us have wished, at least once, perhaps occasionally, perhaps on a semi-daily basis, that it were over with? That we could return to the days when…

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The Political Language of War

This morning, I got an email from CREDO Action, a liberal, grassroots activism website that keeps me up to date on political campaigns, circulating petitions, and key Democratic issues. The subject of the email was: “Take Down these six Tea Partiers”. The message continued: “Even in the most extreme Congress in history, these six stand…

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Letter to Barack Obama re: NDAA

Dear Mr. President, I urge you to veto the National Defense Authorization Act. A veto is the only way to prevent this dangerous and unlawful bill from destroying the personal liberties we hold dear and have fought so hard to maintain. This bill is a direct contradiction of the 5th (“no person shall…be deprived of…

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