15 Articles

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A Review of Thom Hartmanns Book: Screwed
This is a review of a book by Thom Hartmann

Sunday, July 5, 2009
Why I Am Not a Liberal
(6 comments) Conservatives have taken much from us in the last thirty years. One important item is the very meaning of the word "liberal". We should take it back.

Sunday, December 14, 2008
Who Pays Taxes II
(1 comments) This is a follow-up to an earlier article, Who Pays Taxes? It presents charts to illustrate both income and total taxes paid according to income level.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Who Pays Taxes?
(5 comments) This article provides a number of graphs to illustrate how income and income taxes are distributed in the U.S. More emphasis is given to the data than to any attempt to interpret that data.

Thursday, November 6, 2008
Now What? More Piracy?
(4 comments) The slightly larger number of Democratic Senators in the next Congress will not eliminate the threat of filibuster that has so crippled the current Congress. This article suggests some changes to Senate rules that could help with this problem

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Illegal? So What?
(2 comments) What good is a law if it cannot or will not be enforced?

Thursday, September 11, 2008
Sinister Forces
(5 comments) Most of us think of elections as an opportunity to choose the best candidate for an office. In normal times this may be a good approach, but these are anything but normal times. Today we must look at elections as an opportunity to keep sinister forces out of government.

Sunday, July 13, 2008
Face Value or Saving Face
(2 comments) Should we take at face value John McCain's claim that he was tortured in Viet Nam. Certainly if this is held up as an important qualification for his becoming President then it should be considered more carefully.

Saturday, June 21, 2008
Liberate Yourself from the Mainstream Media
(5 comments) This article is intended as a tutorial on web radio and its potential for spreading the word about progressive ideals and objectives

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The Strongest Democratic Candidate
(2 comments) The MSM has often focused on the fraction of Clinton voters who might fail to vote for Obama when he becomes the Democratic candidate. Here we focus on whether Clinton voters might vote Republican even if Clinton became the candidate.

Monday, May 5, 2008
Must Lapel Pins Remain Only the Refuge of Scoundrels
(1 comments) The flap about Obama not wearing a flag lapel pin is part of a more general attack that conservatives have long made on liberals. A way to fight back is proposed for discussion.

Sunday, March 9, 2008
Delegates Count
(5 comments) Statistical anomalies in the New Hampshire primary led some to question the integrity of the vote count there. There are other anomalies to consider when comparing caucus results with primary results.

Sunday, February 17, 2008
Conservatives Without Conscience
(1 comments) Are the neocons destined to return to the Democratic party and to attempt a take-over there? It could happen. A book by John Dean is intended as a study of the conservative movement, but it also provides good food for thought about where the country has been and where it might be headed.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
A Funny Story?
(2 comments) A story making the rounds of right-wing conversation reveals some interesting assumptions.

Monday, January 28, 2008
Relics of a Buddhist Temple
Globalization and unprecedented borrowing by the United States has turned many formerly American companies to have questionable citizenship. This article questions whether representatives of companies with foreign ownership should be allowed to make political contributions in the United States.