I’m torn between hating and respecting the primary/caucus system here in America. On one hand, it’s just the way a political party picks their candidate and it gets far to much attention by the media. On the other, we do live in a two party state (as much as this Read more…
This is going to be one of those posts where I don’t try to be reasonable and polite. I do apologize in advance. Give me universal, single payer health care and give it to me now. This idiocracy of private health insurance is just so ridiculous it boggles the mind. Read more…
We went to see a production of “A Christmas Carol” this weekend. It was pretty good, the guy who played Scrooge was quite enjoyable and added a little bit of insanity into the role at the end. Previously, my main exposure to the story came from the Disney version with Read more…
This Rolling Stone article about Occupy Wall Street summed up much of how I feel about the Occupy movement. It’s about providing a forum for people to show how tired they are not just of Wall Street, but everything. This is a visceral, impassioned, deep-seated rejection of the entire direction of Read more…
Today, Occupy Wall Street protesters called for a National Day of Action and planned to shut down Wall Street. I’ve watched some of the live streaming coming in from that this morning. The police were out in full force barricading access to the area. They are now limiting access to Read more…
Oh, forgot to include this in the last post, November 17th, two month anniversary of the start of Occupy Wall Street, has been dubbed an International Day of (Non-Violent) Action. The New York group has lots of events planned that include shutting down Wall Street. Should be interesting to see Read more…
The members of Occupy Wall Street who have been camping in Zuccotti Park for the last two months were evicted from the camp by the city this morning. The mayor claimed: “No right is absolute and with every right comes responsibilities,” the mayor’s statement reads. “The First Amendment gives every Read more…
So says the American Enterprise Institute anyways. And wow is this some serious bullshit. Not BS. Bullshit. There is a difference. The organization said it took a “comprehensive” look at teacher’s salaries and tried to take into account what it says are unique areas of compensation for teachers, including generous Read more…
Thinking about some recent debates I’ve had, I was thinking how taxes are currently viewed as a negative. It’s all a matter of perspective but also one of presentation. It’s really hard to change someones perspective, but the presentation is a relatively simple matter. Right now, you go to a Read more…
My post yesterday may have been a bit harsh. There are some elements in Atlas Shrugged that are worthwhile. To be fair, I’ll talk about those and then explain why her philosophy still leads assholery. One of the positive elements of Randian views is recognizing the value of hard work. I Read more…