July 4, 2005 – A man without a country
Whiskey Bar’s ‘keep visits Jimmy John’s Hot Dog Stand
Iraq: Where has all the money gone?
Ed Harriman of the London Review of Books examines the flow of money into and out of Iraq since the US invasion. It’s a long tale of incompetency, malfeasance and …
No chance: ‘04 election results analyzed by statisticians
Some tinfoil for Yankee Doodle’s hat: UIC Prof’s Statistical Analysis Casts Doubt on ’04 Election Result A University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) professor recently issued a report calling into …
A Gaylord to admire
Clearly, not one of those Gaylords, but Gaylord Nelson, father of the modern environmental movement. What an inspiring life. Thank you, sir, and goodbye. Former Senator Who Founded Earth Day …
Burning Issues: Symbols, Intolerance and the Constitution
The Left Coaster: Burning the Flag Burning Amendment What I do care about is the desecration of the Constitution. Only once in over two hundred years has this country stupidly …
Supremes give Hollywood and corporate ISPs a big wet kiss
Not a Good Day for Innovation, Customer Rights and Free Speech The Grokster file sharing decision was the most notorious of the ones handed down today. But the court also …
Profiteering in Iraq
I watched a hearing (conducted only by Democrats) on C-SPAN addressing the ways in which Halliburton and its subsidiaries are bilking the American taxpayer, while abusing service members. Really almost …
Freedom's big tent
Steve Guillard: The best thing about American journalism is that anyone can do it. No license, no training. If Rachel Carson wants to write Silent Spring or Ralph Nader Unsafe …
Pew surveys public attitudes about media
Summary of Findings: Public More Critical of Press, But Goodwill Persists Public attitudes toward the press, which have been on a downward track for years, have become more negative in …