I wasn't going to blog on this at all for a couple of days, but this particular issue has come up repeatedly and I can address it without exploitation or speculation, so I've chosen to do so in the hope of granting clarity in the midst of confusion.... [More]

There are three key realities that have all but ruined the flow of quality, accurate information in US media. Until we grasp those realities there will be no improvement, nor even abatement of decline. ... [More]

There appears to be a lot of confusion - much of it propagated by those with a vested interest in keeping people confused - about exactly why it matters that content creators be properly credited for their work, why downloading and reposting a funny graphic is a dick move but properly sharing (either by using the "share" button or by including an @ link back to the source if you're on a phone or something and have no share button) isn't, and why it blows that there are some people out there making a lot of money on other people's backs and you are helping them do it. Here's my attempt - again - at explaining it.... [More]

Every year since 2001 the cry goes out on September 11th - "Never Forget." But what *are* we forgetting?... [More]

With the recent passing of former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, the beatification party is in full swing. I have a problem with that.... [More]

We have a problem in this country with self-pity, and it has caused us to become very much trapped - in a cage of our own construction - by the narrow interests of personal greed and corporate avarice. Here's JH with some analysis and suggestions about how we can start changing our attitudes to become more truly free by first freeing ourselves from the prisons we've built.... [More]