Archive for the 'Issues' Category
Thursday, March 10th, 2011
USPS to its customers: Stand and Deliver. In 2002 the United States Postal Service was plagued with problems associated with the Culture of Fear that our federal government was so carefully and deliberately fostering. A fearful public was a big advantage in promoting the war in Iraq, and mandatory for full implementation of the PATRIOT […]
Posted in Great Scams, Issues | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 24th, 2011
Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation At age 16 or so, the student George Washington copied 110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation into one of two surviving schoolbooks, preserved in the Library of Congress. The Rules date back to 16th century France, and were popularly circulated […]
Posted in Education, Issues, Language and Literature, Politics | 2 Comments »
Friday, January 21st, 2011
The issue of civility in public and political discourse has been getting a lot of attention recently, especially (and unworthily) now that some are blaming physical violence on violent rhetoric. There may or may not be a connection, but it really shouldn’t matter– there is no place for incivility in public discourse, no need for […]
Posted in Issues, Journalism, Politics, Propaganda | 3 Comments »
Sunday, November 18th, 2007
Another Halloween is over, so we can get back to important things like getting ready for Christmas. If we’re lucky, there will be only one more interruption, namely that quaint US American holiday “Thanksgiving” when we get together as families, pretend we don’t hate each other, and participate in two activities that best represent our […]
Posted in Issues, Religion, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Sunday, February 5th, 2006
Crucial question has not been asked.
Posted in Terrorism, The President | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
SOTU speech shows why Dems should welcome Bush with open arms.
Posted in Education, Health Care, Journalism, Politics, Privacy, Social Security, Terrorism, The President | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 27th, 2006
A close examination of the 4th Amendment
Posted in Law and the Courts, Politics, Privacy, Terrorism, The President | 3 Comments »
Sunday, November 6th, 2005
A fundamental change in our concept of Justice
Posted in Issues, Law and the Courts, Politics, Science | No Comments »
Saturday, October 22nd, 2005
Nurse Ratchet to the ER, stat!
Posted in Issues, Politics, Propaganda | 1 Comment »
Sunday, October 9th, 2005
Voting in the November 1st election begins tomorrow, October 10th.
Posted in Journalism, Politics, Propaganda | 1 Comment »