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Getting Attention May be a Good First Step
The good news is that, at least according to a story that just appeared on Al Jazeera English, President Barack Obama has “officially” recognized that Occupy Wall Street exists: US President Barack Obama has said that the “Occupy Wall Street”...
A New Level of Demagoguery
It would appear that the most important contribution made by Sarah Palin since she first assumed a public presence as John McCain’s running mate is that she has legitimized the role of demagoguery in political processes. Initially, I had assumed...
Keyword Ads: The New Entertainment?
Usually I pick on Google when it comes to calling attention to sponsored links triggered by keywords in unanticipated (and therefore often entertaining) ways. Therefore, it seems only fair that I call out Yahoo! for a couple of links that may strike...
Switzerland Discovers Irrationality?
Imogen Foulkes’ analysis for BBC News of the Swiss vote to ban minarets indicates that the descent of reasoned political debate into irrationality has now spread beyond the United States to Europe. As I read it, I could not help but remember...
Honoring the Opposition
I used my lunch hour to (finally) watch the Book TV broadcast of Howard Dean at Politics and Prose last August promoting his book on health care reform. While I did not disagree with any of his major points, I found myself disconcerted by his worldview...
Restructuring The’Dynamic Duo’
Yesterday I suggested that House Republican from Minnesota Michelle Bachmann had turned my “dynamic duo of demagoguery,” Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin, into an “unholy trinity.” While I think that it is dangerous to assume...
Spinning the Semantics of “Independent”
Once again I find myself faced with the prospect of giving out a Chutzpah of the Week award early in the week. In this case the grounds for the award are based on a report from Kabul by Matthew Green just released on the Financial Times Web site: Afghan...
