Monday, February 6, 2012 Komen Slapped for Right-Wing Extremism
The debacle of the decision by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation not to fund joint ventures with Planned Parenthood caused a huge defeat for the organization. The reprehensible behavior of the board inserted religiously motivated politics into the issue of women's health care and showed once again the mania of the right's attempts to enforce its dictates on the consciences of all Americans.
Monday, February 6, 2012 Open-Minded to a Fault (1 comments)
Liberals are too open-minded for their own good. They make a vice out of a virtue when they allow their open-mindedness to become their sole virtue, even when dealing with close-minded people who will bully them into sounding weak by prudently considering all sides of an issue. They need to stand up for themselves and for all those who are depending on them to beat back the conservative onslaught.
Friday, February 3, 2012 Clueless about Capitalism (3 comments)
The recent "attack" on the free market by Newt Gingrich has shown that most Americans are virtually clueless about the real nature of capitalism.
They don't understand that capitalism is essentially immoral, and must be restrained if it is not to do terrific damage to society.
Only understanding this fact will help Americans elect leaders who restrain capitalism's injustice and make it create prosperity for all.
Friday, February 3, 2012 Acting like a politician
American conservatism is dissolving because its adherents have become so desensitized to its antisocial convictions. For a generation, conservatives have spoken in code about beliefs that run contrary to the values of decent people. Now, however, even attempts to establish such codes are breaking down, because it take too much energy to retain a hypocritical stage act every minute of every day.
