I listened to the Diane Rehm show this morning (hosted today by Frank Sesno, who moved the show along briskly and laudably forcing the guests to define their terms). The above link is to a page where you can listen to the show. Three organizations were represented in the studio,…
I’m sitting here, stunned by the amount of money that is about to be casually taken out of the U.S. Treasury to “save” the economy. I’m highly suspicious. I’m not sure this taxpayer revenue is needed or that it is any more than a band-aid. Surely, Wall Street (or other…
In an article published by Newsweek, Sam Harris has expressed his concerns about Sarah Palin. As we've come to expect from Harris, it's a carefully-articulated piece of writing. It was also a bit of a surprise to me, because Harris appears much more concerned about Palin's lack of competence than…
Just how wasteful has the current President been? Think Progress has compiled the report card for George W. Bush.
Would you like to see how John McCain's cheer-leading of deregulation of the financial services industry led to the current assault on the economy, and the siphoning off of at least $700B from the taxpayers like you and me? Here's a good summary, by "Devilstower" of Daily Kos. It's called…