The New Yorker has just published an interview of William Ayers. It humanizes him and clears up some misconceptions. It makes me wonder why Ayers didn't speak up earlier, while he was being portrayed in a grotesque way that was pulling down the Obama campaign. Here's an excerpt: Ayers said…
"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…
This morning we got up at four so we had time to drink coffee, wake up, and get to the polls early. I thought the lines would be long and neither of us have patience for standing around waiting. Our poll is within easy walking distance. Often, in local elections,…
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