So this is now how we do things in America… A lunatic goes into a school and kills fourteen students and three adults. The country is horrified. And rightfully so. A group of young articulate students from this tragedy emerge to protest the gun situation in this country and get backing from mostly undisclosed sources … Continue reading It’s About the Outrage Game
Politics
Check Your Hatred at the Door
The statement itself wasn’t necessarily a big deal, but a couple of days ago I logged out of Facebook on my laptop and shut off the app on my phone. The reason: politics in this country has become a hate fest and not only on my newsfeed, but also on the comments on the posts … Continue reading Check Your Hatred at the Door
CNN poll means trouble for HRC
Disclosure: I can't stand either candidate. This ain't an endorsement. Prediction: Unless Trump has a major screw up of historic proportions, he will be the next president of the United States. He's got a lousy campaign apparatus - which is another thing that could do him in - but it also seems he has unshakable … Continue reading CNN poll means trouble for HRC
Innocence betrayed and the price children pay for our failure
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0tluet_HUs Has humanity lost its collective soul? Did we ever have one to begin with? I posted the story of this little boy on Facebook last night. His name is Omran Daqneesh. He's five years old. His home in Aleppo, Syria was bombed - presumably by the Assad regime. Seeing his reaction completely got to me. … Continue reading Innocence betrayed and the price children pay for our failure
Ezra Klein gets it right on Trump.
I normally think Ezra Klein can be another left-leaning intellectual elitist, but he pretty much nails Donald Trump with this article. Trump is an asshole, an egomaniac, a bully. He's not interested in policy or solving problems. And too many American can't see that.
A sort of accurate political poll of me
So I took this online test from Time Magazine to measure my political leanings on a conservative/liberal basis. I've always considered myself to be a centrist and this test confirms that. I'm 43% conservative, 57% liberal. Where I lean liberal, I: - have a messy desk - think self-expression trumps self-control - like fusion cuisine … Continue reading A sort of accurate political poll of me
What Jeff Bezos now faces owning the Washington Post
So Jeff Bezos is buying the Washington Post. That’s a big deal. Literally. A big deal for big media, for the digital economy, for news delivery, for all of us. No one knows where this will go. I’m predicting that Bezos will struggle. He’ll initially be embraced by the Washington glitterati as he’ll be seen … Continue reading What Jeff Bezos now faces owning the Washington Post
My thoughts on Election 2012
I'm going to end up voting for someone who I often don't agree with. That's me. I'm a centrist/independent. Got that from my dad. And while I admire my choice for the presidency, I don't worship him. It's just that overall, I either agree with him more than I do his opponent or I've found something … Continue reading My thoughts on Election 2012
Gingrich, janitors, the 1%, and you and me
First of all, do yourself a favor and watch this movie: http://www.philosopherkingsmovie.com/ The defining moment during this Republican presidential primary season came for me when Newt Gingrich suggested that school systems get rid of most of their janitors in order to hire students. It wasn't just what he said, it was the subsequent response and lack … Continue reading Gingrich, janitors, the 1%, and you and me
RIP Teddy Kennedy
Image via Wikipedia When you're an Irish Catholic growing up in New England in the 1960's and 1970's, you're going to have a certain affinity with the huge Kennedy clan. And that's true even if you don't fully embrace the politics. While I was too young to remember the assassination of John F. Kennedy, I … Continue reading RIP Teddy Kennedy
Thoughts From Vinton Ave 