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Bill Wetzel is a Blackfeet Indian and a coauthor of the short story collection "The Acorn Gathering". He has written for the Arizona Daily Wildcat and Red Ink Magazine and been anthologized in the Studies In Indian Literatures series. Follow him at: http://twitter.com/billthebutcher2
Monday, May 2, 2011 Bin Laden Politics: Who are we and what did we become? (4 comments)
Good riddance to Osama Bin Laden, but we have a lesson to learn. Never again should we let somebody like that change who we are supposed to be as people and as a country.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 America Has Spoken And It Said: "Hell No We Can't!!!" (9 comments)
The American people have voted for cynicism and against their own interests. As a result of Republican gains and wins in Congress, more people will suffer and our country will endure frivolous investigations and absurd legislation while reform and other issues go by the wayside.
Monday, November 1, 2010 Sleeping With The GOP, Even Worse The Second Time Around (2 comments)
We've been in bed with the GOP before. We know where it's going to take us, we'll get nothing but division and failure? But have we learned our lesson? As the election nears, it seems that we haven't. The author tells us why we should.
Friday, October 3, 2008 Palin Winks Her Way To Victory (3 comments)
A satirical look at Sarah Palin's chirpiness during the vice presidential debate with Joe Biden. A debate that she clearly won based on her astounding winking ability.
Monday, January 7, 2008 I have become a Chinese crocodile
A comic view on the convenience of renting movies online. The author surmises that life has become easy as a result. A little too easy.
Sunday, August 5, 2007 Barry Bonds is easy to hate and convenient to blame (4 comments)
Barry Bond's chase of Hank Aaron's all-time home run record is tainted by two issues. Bond's surly unlikability and the steroid allegations against him. But is Bonds a black mark on baseball, or part of something larger?
Thursday, August 2, 2007 An Essay On Faith, Life and Ingmar Bergman (2 comments)
The author reflects on faith, life and how this relates to the influence of recently deceased filmmaker Ingmar Bergman.
Thursday, March 22, 2007 Yeah, Like Tom DeLay And Richard Perle Are Credible
Among the many defects in authoritarian Republicans, they quite obviously lack both a sense of shame and a sense of irony. This is the only way to explain why Richard Perle and Tom DeLay had the gall to show up on Meet The Press last Sunday.
Monday, March 5, 2007 Randy Couture Scores One For Us Old Guys
Last night, 43 year old, Randy Couture upset UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. His inspiration has the author contemplating a return to competition himself.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 It's Not About "Winning" (1 comments)
In the end, elections are not about winning. Not in the sense of "US vs Them." They are about the people. And, more than anything the 2006 election was about our country and a new direction.
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 This Election Is a Fluke
Some are concerned the election will be a fake. The author's concern is that it's a fluke.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Nostradamus says: "Obama will......" (1 comments)
Will Barack Obama run for President in 2008? The author decides to speculate on Obama's future, hell, everybody else has.
Saturday, September 16, 2006 Why is "Girly-Man" acceptable, and "Macaca" not? (7 comments)
Sexism is often invisible if not ok. Women live within a male dominated society, where masculinity is strong and femininity is weak and denigrated. This is partly because we have become a society of like-minded enthusiasts and enablers.
Wednesday, August 9, 2006 Disengagement from World Affairs Is a Failed Policy (3 comments)
The Bush policy of disengagement from the world's problems is a total failure. The war in Lebanon, as well as other significant festering problems, is a lesson in how not to conduct American foreign policy.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006 Iraq and the Shifting Paradigms in American Foreign Policy
The history of United States foreign policy has been characterized by paradigms shifts between interventionist and noninterventionist philosophies. We may be on the verge of another shift due to the problems created by the Iraq War.
Sunday, June 11, 2006 Metallic Persuasion (1 comments)
The author deals with the one year anniversary of a friend's suicide.
Friday, June 9, 2006 Empty Concrete (1 comments)
A poetic haunting look at the life of the homeless in the United States, and the moral values and issues this conjures up for society.
