Here's an Analogy
I know that referring to the American electorate as a metaphorical child is dangerous. I am going to attempt this anyway. The "R" side of the aisle is the abusive father. The "D" side is the passive...
View ArticleGive'em an Inch...
From the party that thought they had enough "political capital" from a thin victory in 2004 for re-vamping Social Security, one can only imagine what they are going to come up with in the next few...
View ArticleCome Home America
When the paperback version of William Greider's Come Home America came out last February I posted a review and discussion of the book. You can see it here: February 2, 2010.Given the current...
View ArticleBiden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Richardson
For everybody pissed off at Obama, that's the list of the actual candidates that ran in one or more of the primaries. Do you really think, of the ones on that list that were electable, that any of them...
View ArticleAt The Risk...
At the risk of being perceived as heartless or callous, Reza Pahlavi is a miserable opportunist weasel. Normally, a subject like family death, I would leave alone. Normally, a suicide, I would...
View ArticlePink Martini--For the Moment
I've been a big fan of Pink Martini. They are an excellent band of musicians from Portland Oregon that defy classification. The title track from their recent album "Splendor in the Grass" captures how...
View ArticleI Caught Dengue Fever This Weekend
You might have heard the radio spots about Dengue Fever--a terrible disease passed by mosquitoes. That's not what I'm talking about here. The Dengue Fever I'm talking about is the fusion band that...
View ArticleObama, Hillary, Now is a Good Time for the US to Remain Silent Regarding Iran...
I've never been a big fan of Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy. I thought she was a war-monger during the campaign just a couple clicks toward sanity compared to McCain and his "Bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran."...
View ArticleHamid Dabashi on Iran--From Democracy Now
Hamid Dabashi is a professor at Columbia University. Back in 2009 he wrote an excellent essay comparing Iran's Green Movement to the US Civil Rights Movement, and not a repeat of the 1979 Revolution....
View ArticleIran: The People Reloaded
In January of this year Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel published an anthology of essays, interviews and documents related to the Green Movement and the course of political reform in Iran. Nader Hashemi...
View ArticleIran: Mousavi and Karroubi Arrested?
Mir Hussein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, two of the most visible leaders of Iran's Green Movement and recent presidential candidates, and their wives appear to have been arrested. Why so tentative? A...
View ArticleIran: Rafsanjani-The Consumate Manipulator-Is Out
Ayatollah Rafsanjani declined to stand for the position heading the Assembly of Experts, and as a result traditional conservative Ayatollah Kani will now lead the Assembly, receiving 63 of 86 votes....
View ArticleI Want My Dengue Fever
Back in January I wrote a diary about this great band I discovered--Dengue Fever. You can see it HERE. They are from LA and I live in the DC area, and that is why it took me so long to find out about...
View ArticleStephen Walt in FP--"Addicted to War"
In an incredibly concise piece just published in Foreign Policy magazine, Stephen Walt outlines why we are so deeply screwed in foreign policy by the power of the US Foreign Policy Establishment.Check...
View ArticleAndrew Bacevich and The American Empire Project
I've written about Andrew Bacevich a few times before, mostly about his 2008 book The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. His work and contributions are prominently featured by The...
View ArticleState Funding for Anti-Abortion
Part of my job involves evaluating contracting opportunities for my company. This process involves many automated searches that turn up all kinds of information--most of which are not really related to...
View ArticleIran: Unprecendented Internal Conflict
In the short history of the Islamic Republic of Iran two men have occupied the position of Rahbar, or "Leader;" a post that gets sloppily translated into "Supreme Leader." Ayatollah Khomeini, the...
View ArticleBelated Cinco De Mayo Friday Night Beer Blog
Taking a break tonight from the usual serious topics and turning to one of my favorite things---Beer--Mexican Beer. I know Cinco de Mayo was over a week ago--but I'm still celebrating in my own way.I...
View ArticleIf Huma Abedin Was My Daughter...
I never intended to weigh in on the Weinergate controversy, but...If Huma Abedin was my daughter and her husband of one year was texting pictures of his junk to a coed, I would tell her to RUN, not...
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