Democratic Milquetoast
{pic by Lex in the City} One can be excused for sometimes imagining that the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats are in some way “radical” or “leftist.” With all the Right Wing ranting and screaming about Socialism, Communism, Maoism, Stalinism, and Islamo-Fascist Black-Nationalist Atheistic Collectivism, it’s easy to forget that there ...

The S-Word
{pic by luna715} Judging from the signs and slogans which are so often on display during “tea parties,” “9-12” protests, and other tawdry public gatherings of the Radical Right, there seems to be a lot of confusion within the United States about the meaning of the word “socialism.” As described by ...

The Slaughter of Trusting Souls
{pic by Big Dubya} Now, I don’t know much about what you might call “knowledge.” In fact, it’s probably safe to say that I know less than nothing when it comes to history, politics, economics, science, and all those other fancy subjects that

A Stimulating Secession
{pic by luna715} The idea of secession from the United States is often bandied about in Far Right circles as if it were the dire Nuclear Option within the conservative political arsenal. Just last week, on September 4, conservative economist Walter E. Williams