Zeitgeist
An International ReviewIn the years approximately 500 BC to 500 AD throughout the planet, various societies |
The Obamasphere
The Salesman Who Sold Out His CountryOn the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama was charismatic and sold himself well. |
Modernity Watch
The Grand Hotel Preservation SocietyIt seems all of the changes taking place these days are for the worse. I am hardly a |
Bravery Hurts
The Legend of Whining CoyoteWhat did the Indian say when he crossed the road? “Me just walkum Trail of Tears!” |
Middle East Conflict
Boering Our Way to VictoryBack in the days of $16 barrels of oil (it really was that low only a decade ago) when |
2012 Election
Who is Marco Rubio? The Man Who Would Be Vice PresidentWith electoral successes in Arizona and Michigan, Mitt Romney’s accession to the |
Tech Overload
Foxconned: Who Makes our Computers?Ghosts were the first thing I remember frightening me as a child. Arthur C. Clarke once |
Love
In Honor of RomanceIn honor of romance I offer these three vignettes. Our first woman was very beautiful. |
Home Front
United We Sit on the CouchSo the California regency (er, Eighth Circuit Court) has sided with the homosexual |
International Affairs
The Festering Falklands FiascoThe thirtieth anniversary of the Falklands War is rolling around, and Argentina’s |
2012 Election
Give Me a Feisty Newt Over a Limp MittSo the primary season is winding down, which is an absurdity since it barely got wound |
Trade Unions
State of the UnionsMy maternal great-grandfather owned a large dry-goods concern which still exists. He |
2012 Election
The Shapeshifting ObstetricianRon Paul is a dangerous man. He is many things to many people. There is the very real |
Ahhh!!!
Sayonara, Dear LeaderSo Kim Jong-il has kicked the bucket, and I can’t say I’m happy about it. Oh, I |
Egypt
Return to Terror SquareIn the sequel, the monster always comes back stronger than before. After a florid |
Love
Deny the DayIt has been a common maxim for the past few thousand years to “seize the day.” I |
Cultural Caviar
Hoover Was a HomoThe title of this piece is both offensive and untrue, which has not dissuaded Hollywood |
Commerce
Going Non-PostalBig business is sending a missive and urgently hoping that Americans respond. Addressed |
Hollywood
Dream-Factory Fantasies of Real-World PoliticsInsufferable sop Piers Morgan is now on a one-man campaign to convince viewers that |
Opinion
Forever 1969“Take back the street.” The “99%er’s.” “The movement.” The level of self-delusion among |
District of Corruption
An American Letter on the War of TerrorThe recent murder of American Anwar al-Awlaki is an outrage. One wishes he were not an |
Crime
Why Italy Held Amanda KnoxIn youth I once drove across a vast expanse of central Mexico in my convertible. I |
Wild Things
The Ballet of DeathThe bullfight is the ballet of death. It has been immortalized in verse, paint, and |
Crime
High-Publicity Executions & Low-Profile EncroachmentsHere is a secret well-known among attorneys: By the time a criminal is convicted, he |
Public Nuisances
The Orifice of OmahaWarren Buffett is the outspoken ass of a generation. Perhaps that comes with being |
Commerce
Save America: Ruin the EuroWhen one lives in a madhouse, it isn’t prudent to speak with too much sense. When one |
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