Disappointed but not defeated
I wish I had more encouraging words of my own, but since I don't, I'm going to quote at length from David Orr writing in Grist Magazine. Check out the full catalog of environmental activists writing...
View ArticleWhat mandate? I don't see any mandate.
In the seven days that have followed the electoral victory of George W. Bush, the word "mandate" has been thrown around with a certain reckless disregard for the facts of the situation. With the...
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Happy Thanksgiving 2004
Many things for which to be thankful: friends, family, and fine weather to name but a few. Even aside from all that however, for those of us tasked with the unenviable task of entertaining the...
View ArticleIf the game runs sometimes against us...
A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. It is true that...
View ArticleIndividually engaging, collectively powerful
Trying to clear out some of the accumulation of the past year and came across these. Individually engaging, collectively powerful, I encourage you to consider them in-total. Let me give you a word of...
View ArticleThe lies that bind [from Salon.com]
More from the accumulated clippings of the past twelve months. Perhaps the most powerful opening sentence of any op-ed piece I read all year -- and I read a LOT of op-ed pieces this past year. The...
View ArticleBooks not Blogs
And so here I again find myself, facing the waning hours of a twelve-month cycle, the tyranny of the calendar demanding of me a contemplative look back at the preceding 351 days. Turning the last page...
View ArticleTilting Towards Fascism
def. Fascism -- A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and...
View ArticleA Final Word From The Bench
In resolving the Schiavo controversy, it is my judgment that, despite sincere and altruistic motivation, the legislative and executive branches of our government have acted in a manner demonstrably at...
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