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Is American decline real?
More and more thinkers are warning that our glory days are over, but their arguments are flawed — and old
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/14/is_american_decline_real/
A lot of interesting stuff on Salon today…
So this is an argument against the …
Another innocent executed?
The state of Texas killed Carlos DeLuna for a crime he appears not to have committed, according to a new report
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/15/another_innocent_executed/
Personally I got no problem with the death penalty. Well, I do have a problem, …
It isn’t that I am reading less, just that what I am reading is not triggering any need to blog about it. I don’t see any change on our accelerating slide down the slippery slope to the apocalypse and I …
Rethinking the War on Drugs
Prohibition and legalization aren’t our only choices when it comes to drugs. Proven programs can greatly reduce the harm caused by hard-core users—and reduce our prison population, too.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303425504577353754196169014.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
WTF is up with this WordPress …
Strip-Search Case Reflects Death of American Privacy
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-08/strip-search-case-reflects-death-of-american-privacy.html
Part of the issue I see here is the vast potential for abuse. On the one hand I feel that it is irresponsible for the state to NOT implement these sorts of …
This represents the first of what I plan on being a series of posts that I am hoping my boy will read as he gets older (perhaps, if I am really lucky, he will even reread a few). He isn’t …
Not something that I think has any potential with the current GOP morons…
Rice, Klein: Education keeps America safe
http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/20/opinion/rice-klein-education/index.html?hpt=hp_bn6
I agree with much of what the article has to say (I know Rice, but don’t know Klein, but I …
Greed fatigue and MF Global
Speculators who lost $1.6 billion for their customers get big bonuses. So what else is new?
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/14/greed_fatigue_and_mf_global/singleton/
Just like my constant bla bla bla police state other people are bla bla bla-ing about the criminal …
Washington’s high-powered terrorist supporters
http://www.salon.com/2012/03/12/washingtons_high_powered_terrorist_supporters/singleton/
If you are someone who cares about the Constitution (or the tiny shreds that remain) this is an article that should make your blood boil. I would wind up copying most of the article here …
OK, nothing has grabbed me today but in an effort to reward (punish?) those loyal reader(s) I figured I would spew some random thoughts in an attempt at being interesting and/or entertaining enough to justify your visits.
The US continuing …