Downplaying the Mess of War

Honor those Who lives did give; But now who pays For those that live? The best part of America’s wars is that, except for limited attacks during WWII, all our conflicts have been fought on somebody else’s soil since the battle of Appomattox. This...

It’s Your Fault

The great question of the day is: Who is to blame for the BP oil disaster that’s dominating the news? There are many answers. Texas Governor Rick Perry, known as the conservative’s conservative, provided my favorite. He thinks God did it. At least he...

Plutonomism

For the super-rich hoity-toities of our land, the democratic populism arising among the hoi polloi is unpleasant, messy, and…well, so common. Instead of that, they sniff, America should be ruled by an “ism” of their invention: plutonomism. Yes,...

Yes, Virginia, Banks Really Are the Bad Guys

Banks emitA friendly tone;At least untilYou want a loan. I have here in my hand, as Sen. Joe McCarthy used to say about alleged communist evidence, a bona-fide “Delivery Authorization” from Wachovia Bank (“a Wells Fargo Company”). They’ve...

God’s to Blame Too

A recent poll found that nearly four out of five Americans don’t trust the government. The survey, done by the Pew Research Center, reported that 78 percent of the people have little or no faith in the government’s ability to solve the problems that beset...