How the Incumbent Lion (Obama) Fought to Lose the Presidency to the Phantom Contender

I know Aesop’s fable is about a wise lion who, tickled at the idea of a mouse helping him, let the mouse escape his...

Is That Waldo?

No. That is the Orthodox Church's best new friend. He is Traian Basescu, the two-term Romanian President. His severe cuts of wages and social...

Romney Ryan 2012 – America’s Comeback to What? Team

"I'll be back" Arnold Schwarzenegger said as an American actor many times, most notably in his role as the title character in the 1984...

Thought Experiment: What if a Romney Ad Came Up While You Were Watching Pornography?

I do not own a television set, and I haven't for years.  The whole concept seems inane to me, since to own a functioning...

Market Mindlessness

It is a truism that the stock market is a leading economic indicator—that is, how the market does tells us something about how the...

Mitt Romney’s Critique of Rick Perry, and Political Musings

This summer, thanks to a grant awarded to study politics, literature, and theology at Cornell, I spent a good deal of time studying in...

Hillary Clinton Tells the FBI She Is Innocent of Typing

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's lawyer has given the Federal Bureau of Investigation Clinton's private email server and a thumb drive of work-related emails...
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Transformers — A Movie Both Democrats and Republicans Try to Emulate

With Condi Rice the most popular among those Mitt Romney, the Republican Presidential Candidate, is reportedly considering as a vice presidential running mate, American...

The C.I.A. Chronicle of a Putsch Foretold – Maduro’s

President Maduro of Venezuela just offered Edward Snowden asylum in Venezuela, risking the Heinz empress and her husband, the US Secretary of State,...

Dallas, D.C.

October 3, 2013. Attempted breach at White House. Stop. Capitol was in lockdown after shots fired. Stop. Pennsylvania Avenue closed. Stop. Secret Service engaged...

The Usefulness of Old People

In their first song together, Hey Old Man, the musical group ABBA, which you may have heard of from their Broadway show, Mamma Mia!...

Gingrich Reverses Stance on Child Labor. Endorses Slavery as Alternative

Current frontrunner Republican candidate Newt Gingrich backed away from comments he recently made calling child labor laws “stupid” and explained that what he really...

Selfie as in This Is Me!

The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year for 2013 is “selfie.” It’s an informal noun (plural: selfies) defined as “a photograph that one has...

Pope Francis, Could You Be a Rock Star?

We live in the greatest crisis of our lifetime, but we do not care because the obscenely rich take care of our souls. ...
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