Republicans want a corporate-dominated State. Democrats want State-dominated corporations. Both polices, in practice, lead to nearly-indistinguishable corporatist political systems that border on Fascism. Have a nice day.
Joe the Plumber has written a book, or has had a book written for him. Now I have no gripe with the guy, and I bear him no ill will, but I will say that the details of the book “deal” seem sort of, well, odd. First off, I’d think Read more…
Please note, these all come from a country with a chattering class that believes the United States is just this far from a totalitarian fascist state. (They may be right, but that isn’t the point.) All via Weird Universe. Bournemouth Council bans 18 Latin terms, including the word “via”, because Read more…
I’m a pretty conservative/libertarian and I come from a liberal family, live in a liberal area of Ohio, and I work and play in fairly liberal venues. So I have noticed (especially on my recent trip south to my sister’s wedding) that the last few years there seems to be Read more…
Today, thank whatever deity you might fancy, it will be over. At the moment, it looks as if Obama is the favorite. I thought I might list a couple of things I see as possible side effects of an Obama victory. (Sans gnashing teeth or messianic glee.) Those who have Read more…
Well he’s shocked, shocked I tell you. Quoth the Fed Chair who served under presidents and congresses of both parties, we’re suffering from a “once-in-a-century credit tsunami.” He explains his shockedatude by saying to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: “That is precisely the reason I was shocked Read more…
So you’ve heard about ACORN and its voter registration drives where convicted felons are registering Mickey Mouse to vote 72 times across at least 12 different states. Needless to say this is red meat to the RNC, and the conservative right. Sort of like Dick Cheney’s connection to Diebold is Read more…
I think the mood of the country is drifting from “how can we fix it” to “how bad is it going to get?” It seems the choices we’re being given are between Ford and Hoover, Gas Lines and Bread Lines, 1974 vs 1934. Well, I’ve been pondering some warning signs, Read more…
This has been flying under the radar unless you’re like me and you follow uber-geek podcasts like I do. However, the US government has been quietly pressuring our friends and allies to sign on to a lil treaty called ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. This is the wonderful little piece Read more…
I’ve made the point before that I believe that it’s the economists who deserve the bulk of the blame for the current crisis, those practitioners of the black arts in the Federal Reserve and in our major financial institutions are the ones with the blood red ink on their hands. Read more…