85 Articles

Sunday, November 1, 2009
Return of the Generation Gap
Is the Generation Gap springing back to life?

Friday, October 30, 2009
A Halloween Column to Scare Liberals
Does the thought of a Jeb Bush Presidency scare you?

Friday, October 30, 2009
On the Road to the Bloggers' Hall of Fame
(1 comments) Did Kerouac's fans misunderstand "On the Road"? John Leland's book indicates they did.

Monday, October 26, 2009
Absurdism, Surrealism, and Reality TV
If he really wants a reality TV show . . .

Saturday, October 17, 2009
Zen and the Art of Hoaxes
Who doesn't love a good hoax?

Monday, October 12, 2009
Strange Political Tradition in Marina del Rey
Marina del Rey is home for a strange, 50 year old political traditon.

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Bankers' Code of Ethics
Does writing about the Bankers' code of ethics assume that they have one?

Sunday, October 4, 2009
Pundits Trapped in a Quagmire
If you can't say something nice about President Obama, is it true that you shouldn't say anything at all.

Sunday, September 27, 2009
Is Facebook Killing Photojournalism?
(2 comments) Do mugshots qualify as an example of Photography as Art?

Friday, September 25, 2009
Subliminal (but Friendly) Persuasion
Republican talking points as journalism = salesmanship.

Monday, September 21, 2009
Dharma Bumming Around
When you get to the top of a mountain, keep climbing.

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Where Have all the Hippies Gone?
(8 comments) The Sixties are over.

Thursday, September 10, 2009
"Texas" Revisited: Michener's Warning
(1 comments) Do Yankees misunderstand George W. Bush? Bob Patterson suggests that the Bush era may have been predictable from the historic mindset of Texans as dramatized in Michener's celebrated novel.

Thursday, September 3, 2009
Is Your Cash Register Half Full or Half Empty?
Are "journalists" ignoring real news?

Sunday, August 23, 2009
Living in the Hostel World
Whatever!

Monday, August 17, 2009
Pig in a (trauma) blanket
Pitting tree-huggers against patriotic conservatives?

Saturday, July 18, 2009
Hara-kiri Awards for Journalists?
Some "journalists" want to give Bush a "get out of jail" card?

Monday, June 22, 2009
Did Bush Shave Points?
Was the US victory in Iraq as great and fast as it could have been?

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Better Late than Never
Isn't it time you read "On a Clear Day You Can See General Motors"?

Saturday, June 13, 2009
"Heads, I Win; Tails, You Lose!"
Debate cheating methods are for conservatives only.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Never Give the Next President an Even Break
Did Bush pull a con job on Obama?

Thursday, June 4, 2009
Thoughts for and about D-Day
On D-Day of 2009, a columnist compares WWII to the Invasion of Iraq

Monday, June 1, 2009
How to Spin for Fun and Profit
(1 comments) Need spin? My spin on a trip to Australia and parallels to how conservative pundits will spin events.

Friday, May 29, 2009
Propagating a Bogus Prediction
(3 comments) Blogs will replace newspapers after cows and pigs are taught to fly.

Sunday, May 24, 2009
A Shiny, Brand New Conspiracy Theory
(4 comments) Using circumstantial evidence to construct a new conspiracy theory is hard work.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
A Question about exceptions to the exceptions for Charlie Krauthammer
Mr. Krauthammer: What if the terrorist suspect was your mother?

Sunday, May 17, 2009
Bush-Obama: 'A rose by any other name'
Who said, "A war criminal is a war ciminal is a war criminal?"

Friday, May 15, 2009
Salvaging Obama's Legacy
What will Obama's legacy be?

Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Pasadena = Car-spotting Capital of the World! ! !
Can the Little Old Lady from Pasadena still be seen on Colorado Blvd.?

Monday, May 4, 2009
Fraudulent Journalism; It's Never Gonna Stop
(1 comments) Has the pro Republican spin stopped?

Saturday, April 25, 2009
Requiem for Freedom of the Press
(6 comments) Is Freedom of the Press dead or just on life-support?

Wednesday, April 22, 2009
A Blogger's Desperate Call for Backup
(5 comments) Are some stories too hot for a mere blogger to handle?

Sunday, April 19, 2009
"War Crimes" Memos Questioned
(1 comments) Are the "war crimes" memos clever counterfeits?

Friday, April 17, 2009
National Columnists Day Returns
(1 comments) Columnists honor Ernie Pyle on National Columnists Day

Thursday, April 16, 2009
Kerouac, Dean & Brando, Elvis, and George W. Bush
(4 comments) Is George W. Bush a sex symbol rebel in the Fifties tradition?

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Confession from a Columnist
Can this columnist truthfully say: "I made Joe Biden the man he is today!"?

Sunday, April 5, 2009
Money to Burn
Not a good time to see your money go up in smoke?

Saturday, March 28, 2009
Take them to court?
(1 comments) Is it time for a class action suit?

Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Does Bush belong in the Punk Rock Hall of Fame?
Yeah, he does. This column proves it.

Sunday, March 22, 2009
Get less for your $
(2 comments) Are newspaper publishers laughing at their readeres?

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Silence Implies Consent
(3 comments) War Crimes? Qui Tacet Consentit!

Monday, March 9, 2009
Suggesting the Suggestion Box Idea
Is it time for a national brainstorming session?

Saturday, March 7, 2009
Tough Assignment
Wars and eccnomic chaos makes writing a funny column rather difficult.

Thursday, March 5, 2009
When Put-downs = Punditry
American Journalism responded to Bush more like the cowardly lion than heirs of Edward R. Murrow.

Monday, February 2, 2009
So many topics . . .
Is there more to life than Republican talking points?

Friday, January 30, 2009
Thank you, Dennis Miller!
(5 comments) Has hypocrisy gotten a reprieve?

Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Golden Age of Hypocrisy
Is the Golden Age of Hypocrisy dead?

Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Questions about Gen. Patton's Death
Was General George S. Patton murdered?

Monday, December 15, 2008
The Gray Nomads
Going farther South than Fla. for the Winter could mean a trip to Ayers Rock.

Thursday, December 11, 2008
Republican Spruikers
Is accountability extinct?

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Seeing "Australia" in Australia
(1 comments) Does it make any difference where the theater is, when you see a new movie?

Thursday, November 27, 2008
American Cultural Imperialism
Why do folks in Australia like to yell Stella's name?

Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Indolence Awards
Why not give awards for laziness?

Friday, November 14, 2008
Remembrance Day
Many died in America's wars and now Bush is just going to walk away?

Friday, November 14, 2008
Keeping You in the Dark
(1 comments) How did Houdini make an elephant disappear?

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Delirium in Sydney
(2 comments) Aussies thrilled by Obama win.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Hangover Syndrome
(1 comments) What does the election of President-elect Obama mean?

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Don't Do As I Do . . .
(7 comments) Has America lost its moral authority?

Saturday, October 25, 2008
Joe Sixpack Speaks Out
(2 comments) What does the real Joe Sixpack think about the election?

Thursday, October 23, 2008
McCain and the "Phantom Punch"
(2 comments) Is Senator McCain "taking a dive"?

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Citizen McKKKane
A fictional look at what would happen if the US voted for censorship of the press.

Monday, October 20, 2008
Impeachment Movement Gains Momentum
(4 comments) Will the move to impeach President Obama start before he is inaugurated?

Saturday, October 18, 2008
Three Questions
(1 comments) What three questions would you ask President Bush?

Saturday, October 18, 2008
"I'm Sorry, Dave, I'm Afraid I Can't Do That."
What will happen if the electronic voting machines, like HAL in "2001," want a different election result?

Thursday, October 16, 2008
What? Me Worry About Martial Law?
(6 comments) Mixed reactions to the threat of Martial Law.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
Visions of Cody's Books
(1 comments) A walk on Telegraph Ave., in Berkeley is like traveling back in time to the Sixties.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
A Signing Statement for "Thou Shalt Not Kill."
(1 comments) Have churches found a "signing statement" for "Thou Shalt Not Kill"?

Sunday, October 12, 2008
A Day in Dublin
A famous Irish writer wrote a novel about a day in Dublin, so why can't a columnist do the same?

Friday, October 10, 2008
Yellow-billed Magpie in Peril
Maybe the Sixties aren't really over?

Friday, October 10, 2008
The Full Catastrophe
Let's break out the booze and go dancing! ! !

Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Big Darkness Soon Come
How can an American refute the charge that Bush is a wimpy war criminal?

Sunday, October 5, 2008
Is There Only One Bush Fan in San Francisco?
(3 comments) San Francisco presents a variety of items of interest to a traveling Bush-basher.

Saturday, October 4, 2008
Bush-bashing Addicts Face "Cold Turkey" Cure
The bail-out passed. Are American citizens beat?

Friday, October 3, 2008
He Said; She Said
Watching the debate may have been a lot like being a cop answering a domestic dipuste call

Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Sixties Are Definitely Over
All across the nation, there's a strange vibration. The Sixties are missing in action.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Support Vigilante Journalism
Would the term "Vigilante Journalism" sound more macho than "Citizen Journalists"?

Tuesday, September 30, 2008
This Is Winning the War on Terrorism?
Journalists are covering the wars but isn't it time for someone to go out on the road and write about the New Great Depression?

Saturday, September 27, 2008
AYSM?
McCain's lies are becoming so obvious that it's getting embarrassing.

Thursday, September 25, 2008
"Of course, he is!"
(1 comments) The chance to ask someone who worked on the World War II war crime trial of Tojo their opinion on George W. Bush's guilt was a golden opportunity.

Monday, September 22, 2008
Enhancing the Bush Legacy (or) Crazy Times Demand Crazy Explanations
(1 comments) What happens when a bit of fair and balanced political punditry is slipped into a review of "Burn After Reading"?

Saturday, September 13, 2008
Can a Snake Sell Apples to a Naked Lady?
(1 comments) Folks are having a devil of a time figuring out which party is telling the least amount of lies.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
The Triumph of Absurdism
(1 comments) Has Washington finally embraced the French Intellectual's philosophy of Absurdism? One columnist thinks that "make it so" has been said.

Monday, September 8, 2008
The Triumph of Absurdism
(2 comments) The Republican Party has embraced the French intellectuals' concept of Absurdism

Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The VP Candidate as Wedge Issue
When will the MSM ask Sarah Palin questions that actually reflect her preparedness for being VP or prez? Put her on Meet the Press and Larry King and Democracy Now. Ask her tough questions, not fluff. And then, look at how nice a profile she cuts-- a Karl Rove profile.

Friday, August 29, 2008
Pondering America's Greatest Shame
The Republican National Convention will begin Monday and if historians were really as hip as they pretend, they would use the event to start the debate about what aspect of the Bush years, if any, qualifies as America's Greatest Shame.