The Joke of the Super PAC. Much Too Subtle for Some

As far back as I can remember, there has never been a better running political joke than the series of “Super Pac” segments performed...

Even If the Death Penalty Seems Humane to You, Please Say No

The death penalty is what keeps us on close terms with the lean Putin and the pudgy North Korean guy. But let's tell the...

U.S.-Facilitated Security

Six days ago the Internet was abuzz with news about "our trumpeted success in persuading Pakistan to end its seven-month blockade of supplies for...

Secrets: One Year Later

Sometimes TPV is only the conduit. Today we are republishing a message from Edward Snowden. The message was posted yesterday on the blog of the American Civil Liberties Union,...

Scary NYPD

  I got my feet wet as an attorney in NYC by defending cops in police brutality cases, 42 USC Section 1983. My memories 10...

Dropping the Mitts: Dems Missing out on Taking the Fight to Romney

With Gingrich finally throwing in the towel (and with candidate Newt's demise so too does our expectation of living on the moon in the...

TPV May Not Be Able to Afford Its Staff – If Tips Would No...

The White House is trying hard to put TPV out of business. Jerome, and Marquel, and Calin, and Heath may soon strike and ask...

I Went to a Riot and a Palestinian Peace Rally Broke Out. Or. The...

After the fiasco of last year's Gaza flotilla, in which nine Turkish activists were killed when IDF commandos boarded the Mavi Marmara as it...

Happy Monday, C.I.A.!

Happy Monday, CIA! The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a major surveillance reform measure late last week: By an overwhelming margin, the House passed the 2015 defense appropriation bill which, among...

The New York Times Approves of the Mayor’s Job Performance

For the last few days, since I glanced at The New York Times headline, “City Voters Approve of Mayor’s Overall Job Performance,” I have...

Breaking News: Greece Cannot Publicly Start Killing Its People – No Matter How Old...

Everybody is afraid of Greece. What if Greece gives us another example in democracy and saves its people at the risk of imposing limits...

All I Want for Christmas Is… a Revolution

It’s Christmas time and nothing would stave off the cold and unemployment better than a revolution.  Lenin gave history one of its most famous...

Silence Is Deafening in Bridge Report. At least Marquel Cannot Hear Anything

Shortly after the bridge scandal hit, NJ governor Christie commissioned an internal report by some outside lawyers, for which New Jersey taxpayers paid several...

On Lust and Social Dilemmas: To Spit or to Swallow

Dominique Strauss Kahn, the would-have-been French Bill Clinton, was unluckily undone by his carnal lust before the French people had a chance to vote...
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