8 Articles

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Commentary on less-educated workers and jobs
(1 comments) A commentary on the difficulty finding jobs facing less-educated workers, some implications for the nation, and an historical perspective.

Friday, February 29, 2008
GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED CROPS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
A commentary on the deeply toubling implications of using genetically-enginered seeds, and some observations about the likelihood of real change after the forthcoming presidential election.

Saturday, October 13, 2007
Re: Crossing the Global Warming Threshold
(3 comments) It seems quite possible that we finally have arrived at the End Times (fundamentalists rejoice)! One might ask the world governments (esp. the United States and China): "What was it about the word 'irreversible' that you didn't understand?" The impending catastrophe is not simply the disastrous climate changes. It's the ensuing horror of a planet in complete social upheaval as billions of people looking for higher ground

Friday, May 11, 2007
Paris, Paris, Burning Bright
(5 comments) A satirical commentary -- with apologies to William Blake.

Sunday, December 10, 2006
COUTURE TERRORISM
(2 comments) A satirical analysis of Laura Bush's Kennedy Center embarrassment when she and three other women wore the same Oscar de la Renta gown.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006
RE: The Running of the Yokels (By John Tierney, NY Times op-ed)
A critical review of John Tierney's op-ed piece, critical of Borat, in the NY Times: "The Running of the Yokels"

Saturday, August 26, 2006
Why the Democrats Lose
(9 comments) This article presents an important historical perspective on the Democrats' losses at the polls, and explores reasons why, barring a national economic catastrophe, this pattern is likely to continue. Despite the apalling failures of the Bush administration, a sudden widespread voter shift to the Democrats is unlikely. The Democrats will make some gains, but a dramatic Democratic mandate simply is not in the cards.

Saturday, August 19, 2006
CREED & GREED
Commentary on the Pentagon Future Combat System program, and the general destructiveness of Bush administration policies both domestically and internationally.