Middle East Conflict
White Lies, Black Borders, and Red LinesMay 07, 2013 Every schoolchild is taught that the evil Germans invaded Poland in 1939 |
Hubris
The Government That Cried WolfMay 01, 2013 I do not believe the claims regarding the Boston Marathon bombings. I do not |
Cultural Caviar
Separating Fact From Fiction in TV Courtroom DramaApril 15, 2013 Now in its sixteenth week, the Jodi Arias trial is being broadcast across the |
Pathetic Politicians
Big Talker in Little AsiaApril 10, 2013 The world is filled with tough guys who say they are going to smash your face |
Trending
The Slop Has Oozed out of the PigpenApril 04, 2013 These past months have been awash in the most crass sex crimes of recent |
Scandal
Why Cyprus MattersMarch 28, 2013 Cyprus is a small island in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Turkey and |
Bravery Hurts
Iraq: Ten Years AfterMarch 24, 2013 It’s been ten years since the Iraq War was launched. Back then, a few |
Hollywood
The Best Films That the Oscars IgnoredFebruary 24, 2013 This evening is the annual Academy Awards telethon for Harvey Weinstein, and |
Vile Bodies
Wrath of the RotundFebruary 14, 2013 Months ago a portly news anchor in Wisconsin, where people literally dress in |
Cultural Caviar
Myth of the Effeminate PoetFebruary 03, 2013 This year was the first time a homosexual poet performed at the Presidential |
Scandal
Notre ShameJanuary 24, 2013 With revelation of the highly questionable narrative by football player Manti |
Meltdown
Asses and AssassinsJanuary 21, 2013 Moments after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School ended, theories of |
Vile Bodies
Six Omens for the New YearJanuary 01, 2013 So the apocalypse didn’t quite happen last year. It’s good news for some, |
Hollywood
Loathing Lindsay LohanDecember 13, 2012 One of my minor irritants is seeing weak people intentionally set up to fail. |
Bitch
The Real War on WomenDecember 07, 2012 A popular meme claims there is a “War on Women” in America. Unlike an actual |
Eureka!
How Not to Live on $550 MillionNovember 29, 2012 In the United States the Powerball lottery has topped $550 million. Far too |
Media
A Message to NewsweekOctober 26, 2012 The first copy of Newsweek I ever read was shortly after German reunification |
Deep Thoughts
Evolutionary ZenOctober 03, 2012 The upcoming presidential debates will likely sidestep details of immigration, |
Islam
Let Them Have Their GodSeptember 26, 2012 I have no love lost for the Arab world. Aside from the fact that they basically |
Ahhh!!!
A Convergence of Colossal CoincidencesSeptember 19, 2012 When news broke on September 11, 2012 that an American embassy and consulate |
Modest Proposals
The Hangman ResurgentSeptember 12, 2012 Ask anyone who has been in law enforcement for a long time what would be his or |
Political Truths
If He Only Had a HeartSeptember 06, 2012 Although it sounds trite and perhaps a bit juvenile, the crucial trait for any |
Science and Society
A Hero Only OnceAugust 27, 2012 There was no television readily available when I heard that Neil Armstrong had |
Scandal
Russia’s Wretched DefilersAugust 20, 2012 Western analysis of the stunt pulled in Moscow by the cretins known as Pussy |
London 2012
It Takes Gold to Win GoldAugust 12, 2012 So closes another Olympiad as the aroma of success, failure, and whining hangs |
Opinion
The Meaning Behind the MadnessJuly 26, 2012 When James Eagan Holmes had been in custody for hours and the sun broke over |