TPJ | Sunday | 01.22.12

   

Chapter 20, “What Might Have Been Done,” Part 1 - 01.22.12

This is the twenty-first installment of the serialization of a book entitled The 15% Solution: A Political History of American Fascism, 2001-2022. Herein you will find “Part 1” of Chapter 20. (This chapter is very long, and so it will be presented in four parts.) From the perspective of the 25th Anniversary of the Restoration of U.S. Constitutional Democracy in 2048, this chapter discusses “what...learn more>>

The Epitome of Arrogance: The Religious Righteous Among Us - 01.22.12

As a non-theist and card-carrying member of the reality-based community, I have found myself using the term arrogant with increasing frequency these past several years. It just seems so descriptive of all those right-wing ideologues who blatantly distort and deny established facts while promoting their self-serving interests. My prime target has been...learn more>>

2011 Dispatches News Awards - 01.22.12

Every year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?” Here are the awards for the year 2011.

The Golden Lemon Award to Lockheed Martin, the world’s biggest arms company, whose F-22 Raptor fighter has some “performance” problems: the pilots can’t breathe. ...learn more>>

       
   

Are Some Humans More Equal Than Others? Part I - 01.22.12

Last time I promised to examine some of the finer avarice techniques of super Neocons like Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Newt Gingrich and the Hammer, Tom DeLay. I admit to being a bit hesitant because it always churns the juices of nausea when I do this drill. However, a promise is a promise so let us start with Newt Gingrich. He has many sins to answer to, but the latest unveiling ...learn more>>

JUST AROUND THE CORNER 2012 - 01.15.12

AMERICA’S HUMPTY DUMPTY ECONOMY

No politician is saying it. No major network is broadcasting it. Their reluctance is probably well-founded. Panic would set in – making the outcome unimaginably worse.

America is Humpty Dumpty fallen off the cliff, and unlike the Great...learn more>>

WELCOME TO 2012 – Year of Harder Times and Joyous Jubilation - 01.15.12

How different are the auguries for the year ahead from the assurances we were given by ministers this time last year. Then we were assured that the painful medicine the government had prescribed to ensure economic recovery during this parliament would be working a treat by the end of 2011. Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne, sticking stubbornly to his script, assured us that there was no need for...learn more>>

     
 

How the 2012 Candidates for President Rate from a REAL Wellness Perspective - 01.15.12

Secular voters have a special interest in a candidate's positions on chruch/state matters. We want to help elect a candidate, especially for president, for instance, who will work for a society where citizens can pursue and sustain high quality lifestyles without interference by the religious dogmas of the superstitious. REAL wellness enthusiasts value freedom, ...learn more>>

Dr. J.’s BF Commentary No. 181: The Lesser of the Evils: Hindsight is 20/20, but McCain Shudda Won - 12.11.11

The Great Debate on the Left about whether to support President Obama for re-election had been building already, even before the debt limit debacle of this past summer, which led directly to the “failure” of the Special Committee of the Congress. When Chris Christie says that Obama has failed as a leader, he is...learn more>>