I knew my readers wouldn’t disappoint me. According to Lowell Ponte, the late Stephen Jay Gould had a picture of Lenin above his desk. He was also raised by a communist father. A New York magazine article called Gould’s politics “socialist” and his view of human history “Marxist.” I’ve discovered an […]
The Senate passed fast-track trade authority for President Bush. This better get Bush back onto the free trade train.
“Senate Hands Bush Major Trade Victory“
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Peggy Noonan writes that Pres. Bush put tariffs on steel and signed the pork-laden farm bill because he is focusing on the war. He doesn’t feel pressure from his base because we (including me) know the war is most important.
Granted, Bush’s number one priority as commander-in-chief must be fighting the war, but at what […]
Stephen Jay Gould was a mighty defender and innovator of Darwinism. Whether you accepted the idea that Man was derived from proteins in a mud puddle or the result of divine inspiration, he was well known intellectual who’s ideas will long outlive him.
I thought Gould had some link to Communism. I […]
Why didn’t Democrats complain that the farm bill was a sop to the rich? Because it increased government’s power. Will Sam Donaldson do a story on the pork-laden bill? Probably not, since he got $29,106 in subsidies from 1996 to 2000.
Steel tariffs and this awful farm bill–Bush sure isn’t showing off his economic […]
Rumsfeld says terrorists will get nukes; Director Mueller says Palestinian-style homicide bomb attacks in the U.S. are likely; Dick Cheney said another major attack is “inevitable;” and Tom Ridge warns about possible attacks on apartments. All this is CYT–Cover Your Tush. If and when something horrible happens, government officials can use these statements […]
Transportation Undersecretary John Magaw, Secretary Norman Mineta, and Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge don’t want pilots to defend their planes from hijackers. Instead, they place their faith in air marshalls who can’t be on every flight. Hijackers, knowing air marshalls could be on the plane is somewhat of a deterrent, but knowing that […]
Nearly expired Coca-Cola was repackaged from white neighborhoods and sold in minority neighborhoods. My initial reaction is to say, “So what?” Notice that it wasn’t expired Coke; it was “nearly expired” soda. Also notice that the local bottler didn’t charge the stores in the minority communities full price. What this looks […]
Yuck! Yuck! Yuck! The planned additon to the Royal Ontario Museum looks like an alien civlization planted itself like a parasite onto the original building. There is no respect for the surroundings. It’s designed to showcase the designer, not add to the building. The end result is a design made to […]
While the media claimed mailbox bomber, Luke Helder played in a punk band, OC Weekly sets the record straight:
The first few bars of “Back and Black” sound like Nirvana covering the Wipers (which is what all the best Nirvana sounded like anyway). That?s fine. But then Helder gets to sing–sorta like Ani DiFranco, oddly–and Kurt […]
Companies, like Stanley Works, moving their addresses (but not physical entities) to overseas may be the effect of a U.S. legal system gone wacko. At least that’s what Paul Craig Roberts suggests. Here’s how Roberts views the American legal landscape:
Today, the U.S. legal system has been laid low by: a great profusion of […]
Jim Lehrer sees the future of news, and it doesn’t include the major networks. Matt Drudge quotes PBS’ top news man, “They go about the business of entertaining and leave informing to others.”
I haven’t watched Dan, Peter, or Tom in years, and much of America is ignoring them too. With all-news cable channels […]
How perceptive of Mike to notice that “a Sith Lord controls the Senate,” and he’s not talking about Darth Sidious.
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No need for me to add anything about how much President Bush knew about terrorist attacks pre-9.11. That story is a non-story. Bush only received vague information about potential hijackings–little to deserve a counter-response that would have put a blanket on U.S. air travel.
The real story is the media feeding-frenzy. “[T]he story […]
Attack of the Clones is magnificent! Visually, it’s the most spectacular Star Wars yet. From the lighted urban landscape of Corusant to placid Naboo to two armies clashing on Geonossis, Lucas takes viewers to imaginary places better than any other movie maker has ever done. The action and special effects are relentless […]
