14 Articles

Thursday, December 11, 2008
The Opposite of Manglish: Asian Text as Art Background That Might Bite
Manglish goes both ways. At least that's what the red-faced editors of a respected science journal found after they published a strip club ad on their cover.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Homelessness a Growing Problem in Lock Step with the Sinking Economy
(9 comments) What does homelessness look like and how is the sinking economy a factor?

Friday, October 3, 2008
Palin v. Biden: Unamused by the Howdy Doody Schtick, Goshdarnit
(8 comments) Palin v. Biden, schtick v. the real McCoy, functional stupidity v. enlightened experience-how would you characterize the VP debate?

Thursday, October 2, 2008
"But Palin's an Excellent Debater"-WTF? Advice to Biden
(6 comments) Sarah Palin has been painted as a great debater. But is this true? And how can Biden win the debate without making himself out to be a bully?

Monday, September 15, 2008
U.S. Financial Meltdown: McCain Says "Fundamentals of the Economy Still Strong"
Dear Senator McCain, Here is the status of your "Still Strong Economy," circa Monday, September 15, 2008, also known as Black Monday . . .

Friday, August 29, 2008
John McCain Chooses His Dan Quayle: Political Lightweight Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as VP Running Mate
(2 comments) McCain, in a move designed to grab votes from undecided female voters, has thrown a hail Mary pass no one else can catch. It's Dan Quayle deja vu.

Thursday, August 28, 2008
Got a Traffic Ticket in the Mail for a Right on Red at an Automated Enforcement Light?
(18 comments) If you get a traffic ticket for an automated enforcement intersection, what can you do? How I fought Big Brother and won.

Friday, August 22, 2008
Obama's Veep-stakes: Bill Richardson? Wesley Clark?
(8 comments) Sure, the list of four potential running mates for Obama has been well-publicized. But what if that were a fake-out?

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Bear Stearns Bearish, Baring Bare Backside of Unbearable Heaviness of Bearing Bad Loans
Bad loans lead to failed mortgages lead to worthless mortgage-backed securities lead to the Feb bailing out giants like Bear Stearns. But without this bailout, would we all drown?

Thursday, March 13, 2008
U.S. Still Waltzing with Idea of Attacking Iran: Fallon the Next Obstacle Cleared Away
(4 comments) Fallon's fall foretells doom: what's to stop the Neo-Cons from declaring a national emergency and whipping out NSPD-51 to assume absolute control? Quick, before Inauguration Day.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Do You Know the Ricin Man? The Ricin Man, the Ricin Man . . .
Overview of what little we know about the Ricin Man, with background and perspective on ricin.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Musharraf: Three Steps ahead of Bush in the Dictatorship Race
(7 comments) Pakistan, the United States, it's getting harder and harder to tell them apart.

Sunday, November 4, 2007
Pat Tillman 1976–2004: The Death of War Dreams Rap
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Monday, August 20, 2007
U.S. Taxpayers Fork out $1.6 Billion for Propaganda