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More Tax Cuts for the Wealthy

I had to laugh recently when I heard a campaign commercial for a New Jersey conservative politician. I don’t know what he was running for, but I heard the phrase “big-spending liberal” at least twice in the ad. I think…

MPAA’s Hypocrisy

So how do you think the MPAA would respond if someone broke into the association’s computer network and stole some information on its roadmap for going after torrent sites and people who engage in peer-to-peer sharing? My guess is they’d…

Way Behind…

Haven’t posted here in a while, and I’m really sorry… There’s so much going on… The investigation into theMassacre of innocent Iraqi civilians at Haditha, the guilty verdict against Enron execs, the Justice Department’s plan to spy on your internet…

Surveillance Begins — On Us

On May 11th, George W. Bush gave a speech that included the following words: After September 11, I vowed to the American people that our government would do everything within the law to protect them against another terrorist attack. As…

Winning Friends & Influencing People

Every time this administration starts talking, we should be prepared to duck and cover. Far from making our world a safer place to live, the Bush administration just keeps fanning the flames of war — everywhere — every time it…

So Much for the Liberal Media (again)

It’s a really good thing that I read my daily briefing from Salon.com every morning. Otherwise I would probably have missed what was perhaps the most stunning display of courage by a satirist in years. It’s for sure that The…