September 18, 2004
Other People’s Money
What, do you suppose, is in the President’s Kool-Aid?
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June 8, 2004
Death Of A Salesman
I was having a perfectly fine weekend, one of those clear, windswept spates of the Northern California year when a high yellow sun just makes up for the frigid energy sweeping down from Alaska and you can feel the hairs on your skin prickle in shirtsleeves. Then I heard Ronald Reagan died.
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May 14, 2004
Asleep At The Wheel
So let’s just recap things for a moment to get our bearings, shall we?
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April 17, 2004
Bill Clinton’s Fault
Asked to explain the events of September 11, 2001, Attorney General John Ashcroft stepped up to the microphones before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States this week to recite the Republican Party’s favorite mantra: “It was Bill Clinton’s fault.”
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April 7, 2004
Holding Back The Flood
Scanning the news these past few weeks, I’ve been thinking of the story of the little Dutch boy, who tried ever so valiantly to save his town by sticking his finger in the hole in the dike that stood between his townsfolk and their certain ruin. Except, George W. Bush, who plays the role of the little Dutch boy in my imagination, knows no valor, and the only thing he’s trying to save from ruin is the awful hegemony of his mendacious administration.
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November 4, 2003
The Nature Of Freedom
Something has been bugging me for quite a while.
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September 17, 2003
A Matter Of Trust
Despite Summer’s steady stiffening into Fall, things are heating up. The economy remains steadfastly going nowhere and the federal deficit -which, according to the experts, isn’t necessarily a bad thing- is looking to be $500 Billion next year. Former General and television pundit for military affairs, Wesley Clark just announced his intention to vie for the chance to become President.
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September 3, 2003
The Truth Of The Matter
So Thomas L. Friedman thinks America and American interests are destined to prevail in the Arab world because 4.5 million people voted for a winner in “Superstar,” the Arab version of “American Idol.”
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June 8, 2003
Don’t Believe Everything You Read
I must confess, mine are not the swiftest feet on the track. Not until today, more than a month since the story broke, was I able to connect enough dots to see where Jayson Blair fits into the narrative of our National Debate.
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March 18, 2003
The Moment of Truth
We have arrived at the historical juncture the world has
been anticipating for months. It’s now time for all players to show
their cards, time to open the envelope and find out who the
winners are and who has lost. It is time to look deep inside and
discover the truth of what is about to happen in Iraq, in the
United States, and all over the globe.
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