Politics

Powerful writing over at The Barbaric Yawp (excerpted below). While perhaps a bit hyperbolic, the sentiment manifest in the writing below is bound to give any freedom loving, thinking person food for thought. … Read more

The Wolf and the Lamb, by Aesop Once upon a time a Wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a Lamb just beginning … Read more

The battle to protect and preserve the constitution of the US, that is. One of the more fascist elements of the Patriot Act grants government officials vastly increased powers to demand information regarding … Read more

Teresa, over at Making Light, takes an extremely insightful view into the management style of our current president. What initiated her well written rant was this quote from a recent 60 Minutes show: … Read more

Do you think I’m exaggerating or engaging in excessive hyperbole with respect to this topic? Well, keep reading and then see what you think. I’ve written about the US government’s planned Patriot II … Read more

Yesterday I wrote about why I believe that protesting the war is still important, and briefly explored the notion that being antiwar does not mean one doesn’t support the actual soldiers involved in … Read more

I am opposed to the US use of military force in Iraq. I held this belief before the invasion started, and have not changed my mind. What has changed is that I, personally, … Read more

we’ll keep fingers crossed, and continue to hope for a quick, relatively bloodless conclusion to the matter at hand.