Repeal the Patriot Act
The Patriot Act: It’s b-a-a-a-ck! It’s back. The Patriot Act — that grotesque, ever-mutating, hydra-headed monstrosity from the Bush-Cheney Little Shop of Horrors — has risen again, this time … Read more
politics
Freedom of Too Much Information
Yes, they’re going after terrorists, but our information is in the queue too… just in case We are all celebrities now. Ever since we won Time Magazine’s Person … Read more
A Letter from Your Ever-Vigilant Friends at the NSA
Think of us at the NSA as your invisible friends Dear U.S. Citizen, Please accept our most egregiously sincere apologies here at the NSA for the difficulties and … Read more
Let Us Commence Toward the Common Good
Serving the Common Good was once a democratic ideal — let’s make it so again Ironically, June is both the month of the summer solstice and of America’s … Read more
The French Uptight About Gay Sex? Très étrange!
Isn’t it the French who are always mocking us for our own prim provincial prudishness? Awfully odd to see the French getting their panties in a big bad … Read more
IRS Should Outlaw All “Social Welfare” Political Fronts — Left and Right
Non-profits of this type are supposed to do actual social welfare work, so IRS should act If you’re covered in political stink, it might be prudent to avoid … Read more
Bachmann’s Retirement Delivers a Death Blow to the 1850s
In a video — over strangely cheery music — Bachmann announced she will not seek re-election I attended a tea party event hosted by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann the … Read more
Beware the Infrastructure, My Son
Crumbling infrastructure termed “Jagger-esque” A stitch in time saves nine. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. You can lead a horse to water, but … Read more
Radical Kleptocrats Anxious to Stop Disclosure of Corporate Cash in Elections
Secret corporate cash in elections is A-OK with NJ Republican Perhaps I’ve been too harsh on congressional Republicans. I had assumed that their vitriolic attacks on even the … Read more
IRS vs Tea Party: The Tangled Tango
The Tea Party and Associates are what you might call anti-tax, while the IRS is — surprise — decidedly pro-tax As part of the brash rash of wire-brush … Read more
