Wall Street Hogs Still Running Wild
Beastly Wall Street must be tamed Wall Street is a beast. And proud of it! In fact, a pair of animals are the stock market’s longtime symbols: One … Read more
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Lost Journal: Singing in the Land of the Burns Sisters Band
Journal entry: September 28, 2006 (age 37) Some professional performers are called “triple threats,” because they are accomplished actors, singers and dancers. I’m more like a non-threatening bunt, … Read more
Supreme Court: Equal is as Equal Does
Which way will the Supreme Court swing? In the end, it doesn’t really matter. The nation held its collective breath and turned not just blue but a veritable … Read more
Corporate Kangaroo Courts Supplant Our Seventh Amendment Rights
Seventh Amendment? Yeah, right — That’s so quaint! Being wronged by a corporation is painful enough, but just try getting your day in court. Most Americans don’t realize … Read more
Lost Journal: Forewarning of Firing Feels Frightening
Journal entry: July 2, 2001 (age 32) Ah, the dotcom bubble. Over the past year, it’s introduced me to the highest salary I’ve ever had, the first stock … Read more
Argus Hamilton on the News: Cyprus, Lohan and Much More
In the news, Cyprus agreed to seize ten percent of the money in high-level Cyprus bank accounts to avoid bankruptcy. It’s an outrageous seizure of private property. The … Read more
The GOP Autopsy
It’s alive! No worries, a GOP in-depth investigation shows it’s just a messaging problem. Normally you don’t expect to see the words “Republicans” and “introspection” right next to … Read more
Why Isn’t There a War on Easter?
Why does the outrage machine not crank up around the end of February to “take back Easter from the godless?” Why haven’t these clever secularists tried to take … Read more
Why Can’t Every Day Be Like Easter?
Some aspects of Easter are worth exporting to other parts of the year Although it usually gets overshadowed by “Blue Christmas” in yuletide radio rotation, I still enjoy … Read more
A Blanket of PR to Make You Want to Hug a Drone
Rand Paul’s wasn’t filibustering just to hear himself drone on In a recent senatorial dustup, Sen. John McCain called Republican colleague Rand Paul one of “the wacko birds” … Read more
