Posted in America America, Religion on Aug 23rd, 2007
“God Bless Me, It’s a Best-Seller!” is an article written by Christopher Hitchens, author of the best-selling God Is Not Great, about his book tour. I was pleasantly surprised to see that his first stop was Little Rock, Arkansas, my old stomping-ground until just a few months ago. I was even more surprised to see […]
Posted in America America, Politics on Aug 20th, 2007
Posted in America America, Religion, What I Hate on Aug 12th, 2007
In the musical Rent, there is a scene where two friends of “Angel,” the cross-dressing gay man who died of AIDS, go to a church to find a place to hold his funeral. As they are turned away by the priest, the audience is meant to understand that there is a vast group of people […]
Posted in America America, Tech, What I Hate on Jul 25th, 2007
I have, up until this point, been an avid fan of Alltel “America’s largest wireless network.”
Posted in America America, Politics on Jul 14th, 2007
Normally, I’m not a huge fan of political rants that include iffy grammar and lots of swearing, but this one hit me with a great line:
6. Guard the oracle at all costs. You can now learn instantIy about almost anything your mind is curious about. I am speaking of the internet. It is the […]
Posted in America America on Jul 14th, 2007
This movie, made in 1946, discusses many of the issues we’re facing today.
Most interesting are the discussions of the legislature (4:00 “When legislatures become ceremonial assemblies only, and have no real control over lawmaking, their community rates low on a power-scale.” [More towards despotism.]), discussions of land-owning, and discussions of media control.
Posted in America America on Nov 21st, 2006
The Atlantic Online has an inspiring list of the most influential figures in American history. Keep in mind, they weren’t all good — but they did influence us.
