Now that we’ve officially become a country that endorses torture — the New York Times calls it “Severe Interrogations” in their headline, but if “simulated drowning” and prolonged exposure to “frigid temperatures” isn’t torture, I don’t know what is — it’s time to recall better days.
Remember the BOOK?
The BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in [...]
Yes, I love the salaciousness of the whole thing. And I will, of course, never go into another public bathroom without wondering about the width of my stance. But there’s more important stuff going on here.
In “Slandering gays through icky behavior,” Steve Sanders makes the critical point that the behavior of Larry Craig and Mark [...]
The History of California–History 370
At Cal Poly Pomona, with Professor Christopher Bates. It’s all here, soundtrack included. Thank you Dr. Bates.
Cost of the Iraq War
At the National Priorities Project, gives you not only the total cost to the United States but also the cost for cities and counties throughout the country. Thanks to The Obfuscation [...]
Gay rights is the civil rights issue of this generation. How many Larry Craigs will it take before we can let people — and people can let themselves — be who they are, stop worrying about who they prefer to get physical with, and start worrying about real issues like poverty, hunger, health care and [...]
Why I am not a political pundit: Back on March 20, I e-mailed a friend that “Gonzales…will be out within two weeks.” Six months later we can finally wave goodbye to Alberto; I fear, however, that my political soothsaying days are over before they even began.
Not to change the subject, but I did say [...]
Just one more Times article, and then I’ll leave you alone.
In “The False Modesty Movement,” Anne Ream writes about a campaign whose adherents “argue for curfews on college campuses, decry coed bathrooms and advocate a ‘chaste but chic’ dress code for teens and young women.”
In light of, among so many other things, this photo that [...]
Speaking of poor crisis management skills, how about that Robert E. Murray, CEO of Murray Energy and part owner of the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah. In “A Disaster at Dealing with Catastrophe” (though with the duller on-line title, “Crisis PR in the mines”), Jon Harmon writes in today’s LA Times about Murray’s catastrophic shortcomings.
And [...]
This morning’s LA Times contained a full-page ad from Countrywide Bank in the shape of an open letter from Countrywide’s president and COO Timothy Wennes. Headed “Straight Talk From Countrywide Bank,” it was anything but.
“In light of recent media attention,” Wennes begins, “we’d like to offer some reassuring facts.” He then goes on to write [...]
