"Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job" This is the title The Onion has given to its article welcoming Barack Obama to his new job. It's all tongue in cheek, of course. On a more serious note, I breathe a sigh of relief tonight. It feels like the nightmare is over…
What is it that's so bad about . . . What's so bad about Marxists? Is it that they exhibit a sympathy for the working class or is it their understanding of class in terms of differing relations of production? I'm not a "Marxist" because I have some specific serious…
If only . . . Patrick Corrigan, The Toronto Star Reprinted at DI with permission by Cagle Cartoons
Rachel Maddow is so very very right about the new "poll tax." There is now excuse why people should be standing in line for 2, 4 or 8 hours, waiting to exercise their fundamental right to vote. Time is money, and the de facto system in place in many parts…
Andrew Sullivan's endorsement of Barack Obama wasn't unexpected, but it is eloquent and inspiring. It starts with the many missteps American has taken since 9/11 and takes us up to today, and into the future. Here's an excerpt: The world will soon remember why it resents America as well as…