5 less-discussed reasons for Hillary’s failure

"1. She got typecast The moron’s idea of “understanding” something is to pigeonhole it, file it in with things from the past that it may resemble. Morons don’t like to look too closely at stuff, knowing that details serve only to confuse, not to enlighten....

Top 5 objectives of the rich

"1 To get richer Especially if they were poor at some point. The feeling of suddenly coming into life-changing wealth is pleasant, especially if you worked your ass off to get it. They spend the rest of their lives wanting the validation, the high of accomplishment. They also...

How to win arguments and change minds

"You ever notice how nobody on the Internet seems to see that wise leader ship involves recognizing the dangers both of paranoia and naivety? Everybody falls squarely in one camp or the other, advocating universal love or a kind of bigoted fascism. "

What you should do if you have a stupid kid

"1. Honesty Try to get them to understand that they are, in fact, not bright. It doesn’t need to be phrased like an insult, and you probably shouldn’t wait until they have fucked up something serious raise the issue either. "

"Faith-based investing" and total economic collapse

"In looking at the various instances of bad economic news over the last few days, I've been struck once again by how the supposedly rational, logical, God-forbid-we-regulate-it-because-it-works-fine-on-its-own free market is driven by the very human fears, frailties, and...

Democrats sell out America thanks to spy bill vote

"What an absolute disgrace this is. Not only did the Democrats almost completely cave in to the Bush junta on this most critical issue they actually gave him more power. Unbelievable. How can any Democrat paint themselves as a logical alternative to the GOP when you have this...

George Bush using the Constitution to destroy the Constitution

"In an act of absolutely unmitigated gall, George Bush is using the power granted to the Executive Branch by the Constitution to force Congress to stay in session, that they might pass a law legalizing his warrantless wiretap surveillance program--the same program that...

Breeding for Christ, conservatism and consumerism

"An interesting piece came across my desk the other day that paints a chilling picture of how strong the religious right's death grip is on American culture and politics... and how that death grip is actually maintained by business interests who want to ensure that the...

Rollo Tomasi and the Age of Empire

"...These past seven years have been a watershed in teaching Americans what much of the world has known for many years--that rulers, more often than not, simply Do Not Care What You Think. They will punish their enemies, reward their friends, enjoy the privileges of power,...

The very long night of Rudy Giuliani

"So let's say you're Rudy Giuliani - darling of the media for turning New York City into Disney World, fawned over as the Saint of 9/11 and a "national security authority" simply for being mayor of a city that was hit by a terrorist attack, and considered...