Don’t be a Wingnut

Don’t be a wingnut. Instead of the Limbaugh / Olbermann model of debate that incites division, fear, irrationality, and now violence, try instead the “Socratic” method of dialogue. What is painfully dangerous in our American politics today is the lack of a sincere quest for knowledge. Every now and then I come across an excerpt from a book that produces a moment of “rebirth” in me. These passages... 

F-16s, Google, and Hillary Clinton

There’s some shit going down between the U.S. and China right now, and since CNN is only capable of focusing on one story at a time, I thought I should come to their aide. At the center is the Hillary Clinton arm of the Obama administration who has been pissing off Chinese officials in the past two months. There are 3 main contentions: (1) Stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons by imposing a U.S. lead U.N. sanction... 

Protests in Iran After Fraudulent Elections Declare Ahmedinejhad Winner!

In a society in which its people care more about what David Letterman said to Sara Palin in a childlike outburst, the internet has become a more reliable source of news and dissemination of knowledge than the mainstream U.S. media, which runs itself more like a business than a dispenser of truth. Ratings matter. Truth–well, matters–when it enables TV stations to sell commercials. In face of such a news-business... 

Due Process: Why I Love Blago

The Senate seat “is a f*cking valuable thing, you just don’t give it away for nothing.” Blago’s hair was on a news interview tour de force the past several weeks. For us, the viewer, it was nothing short of surreal and somewhat unsettling to suddenly view the man on our High Definition Screens sitting next to the likes of Larry King and David Letterman. Even comedian D.L. Hughley “broke the...