Monthly Archives: November 2014

Sabotage, Treason, or Something in Between?     Gridlock — that’s how the corporate media describes the dysfunctional Congress and the paralysis of government. The word implies complicity from both Democrats and Republicans, which distorts the truth (something at which the media … Continue reading →

It Could Always Be Worse     Alright, so America has become a locked down corporate military police national security surveillance state. Every communication, every movement we make is recorded, tracked and monitored, not just by the NSA, but Google, Facebook, and … Continue reading →

Why the Republicans Keep Winning Elections     How does a political party with nothing but bad ideas keep winning elections? This is a party who hates women, children, black, brown, red, yellow and blue people, atheists and agnostics, veterans, the disabled, … Continue reading →

Our Veterans Deserve Better (dedicated to all those who served)       I don’t know what it says about us as a country, but America’s veterans have not fared well throughout history. The first veterans’ pension law was in 1776, half … Continue reading →

When Bad Things Happen to Good Words     I’m an avid collector of language peculiarities. It’s a wordy pursuit, and comes from my dad reading Dr. Seuss to me when I was a sprout. Welcome to my little Museum of Linguistic … Continue reading →