I've spent a lot of time over the last few years moving away from just angry ranting into more carefully considered and researched work...but in this video, it's old-school net.bastard time as we take on the blathering nonsense that passes for political discourse in this country. Full NSFW/seven dirty words warning in effect.... [More]

In this guest Op-Ed from our Daily Digest writer Lee Golden, we examine the recent uproar over Kelly Clarkson's endorsement of Ron Paul.... [More]

The fact that people are still asking "What do these people want" speaks to some very serious, fundamental problems with the way the movement is doing things. JH takes a hard look at some of those problems.... [More]

Part 3 of a three-part series. In this segment: why approaching drug use and addiction as a criminal issue is wrong and pointless. For the record, it's been nearly 12 years since the last time I did any hard drugs, and this series is in no way intended to endorse, condone, or suggest that anybody should do any kind of drug, legal or illegal, medicinal or recreational. However, people will choose to do so, and I think it's important that someone with an honest, experienced perspective add their two cents of reality to the billions of dollars in nonsense that circulates about this critical issue.... [More]

Part 2 of a three-part series. In this segment: how lying to your kids about drugs encourages them to take risks which they otherwise wouldn't. For the record, it's been nearly 12 years since the last time I did any hard drugs, and this series is in no way intended to endorse, condone, or suggest that anybody should do any kind of drug, legal or illegal, medicinal or recreational. However, people will choose to do so, and I think it's important that someone with an honest, experienced perspective add their two cents of reality to the billions of dollars in nonsense that circulates about this critical issue.... [More]

An attempt to clear up the differences between bias and context in regards to my criticism of religion.... [More]

We have a serious drug problem, both in the US and around the world. I can't speak to every culture's particular causes and effects, but I can definitely speak to those we see in the US. For the record, it's been nearly 12 years since the last time I did any hard drugs, and this series is in no way intended to endorse, condone, or suggest that anybody should do any kind of drug, legal or illegal, medicinal or recreational. However, people will choose to do so, and I think it's important that someone with an honest, experienced perspective add their two cents of reality to the billions of dollars in nonsense that circulates about this critical issue.... [More]

For the last couple of years there's been an increasing number of stories and studies about certain physiological attributes common among the US right wing. Not universal, but common - more common than among the center or left. Let's take a closer look at that, shall we?... [More]

The world celebrates the death of Osama bin Laden. And by "the world" of course I mean the US. Should we be celebrating?... [More]

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]