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SHARE Wednesday, December 16, 2009 Ode to Tiger Woods
A parody on William Blake's "Tiger, Tiger" that addresses the Tiger Woods brouhaha.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, May 25, 2009 Re: Autism
"I believe that we are building another short-term, politically expedient, boondoggle..." --Commentary regarding Karl Taro Greenfeld's NY Times article on childhood autism.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Commentary on less-educated workers and jobs
A commentary on the difficulty finding jobs facing less-educated workers, some implications for the nation, and an historical perspective.
SHARE Friday, February 29, 2008 GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED CROPS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
A commentary on the deeply toubling implications of using genetically-enginered seeds, and some observations about the likelihood of real change after the forthcoming presidential election.
(3 comments) SHARE Saturday, October 13, 2007 Re: Crossing the Global Warming Threshold
It seems quite possible that we finally have arrived at the End Times (fundamentalists rejoice)! One might ask the world governments (esp. the United States and China): "What was it about the word 'irreversible' that you didn't understand?"
The impending catastrophe is not simply the disastrous climate changes. It's the ensuing horror of a planet in complete social upheaval as billions of people looking for higher ground
(2 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 10, 2006 COUTURE TERRORISM
A satirical analysis of Laura Bush's Kennedy Center embarrassment when she and three other women wore the same Oscar de la Renta gown.
(9 comments) SHARE Saturday, August 26, 2006 Why the Democrats Lose
This article presents an important historical perspective on the Democrats' losses at the polls, and explores reasons why, barring a national economic catastrophe, this pattern is likely to continue. Despite the apalling failures of the Bush administration, a sudden widespread voter shift to the Democrats is unlikely. The Democrats will make some gains, but a dramatic Democratic mandate simply is not in the cards.
SHARE Saturday, August 19, 2006 CREED & GREED
Commentary on the Pentagon Future Combat System program, and the general destructiveness of Bush administration policies both domestically and internationally.