When a society deliberately works to stifle or cripple the education process, that's when some of the less savory elements of the public media are able to propagate lies, mistruths, and broken thinking.... [More]

A different way to think about the Easter holiday, courtesy of JH (and of course all his wonderful friends who give him these strange ideas).... [More]

Much has been made lately of the misuse of the Nazi label for politicians or ideologies that a speaker doesn't like. Some have stepped up to speak against this careless use of the word, and I don't disagree with that - to simply scream NAZI at people who disagree with you is ignorant and pointless. But this also forces us to ask...what if the ideology we're speaking against is legitimately reflective or derivative of Nazism?... [More]

Amnesty International has indicated that they find it acceptable to blame art and free expression for violence. I have supported the work of Amnesty International since I was in my teens. I am publicly calling on them to retract this statement immediately.... [More]

Pulling the facade off of Randite social darwinism.... [More]

Among the most insidious and destructive achievements of the tea party/libertarian right in this country has been the deliberate confusion of fact and opinion. Let's try to clear that up some.... [More]

A guest column from a friend in Belgium, deconstructing the US Tea Party's statements from their website.... [More]

"Doesn't make much sense, does it?" People post status messages bitching about helping other countries before helping "our own," but those same people can't be bothered to share a link or donate five bucks to help one of "their own."... [More]

The most difficult video I will ever make. I hope.... [More]

Dear God: If you're out there and answer to this name, would you please perform some miracle or great work which allows the genuinely frustrated but badly misinformed segment of our population which refers to itself as "The Tea Party" to understand that the candidates who they've endorse... [More]