Ruins of Bureaucracy 2

Please, I'm not one of those government haters. I only wish that government could, somehow, work better. But that's asking for to much because it would require the participants of democracy to actually participate. With that in mind, dear worstReader, this whole Aaron Swartz story really gets under my skin. Is there a better example … Continue reading Ruins of Bureaucracy 2 →

Ruins of Bureaucracy 1

http://youtu.be/Fgh2dFngFsg RIP Mr. Swartz. American't didn't invent interwebnets. Nor did it invent non-steam-driven horse-n-buggies. And it most certainly didn't invent the lie of the mind. But what American't did invent is the be-like-me-or-be-not, the my-way-or-the-highway, among many other authoritarian accolades. And now we all sit (t)here and don't think much about freedom. No. Indeed. We … Continue reading Ruins of Bureaucracy 1 →

Blue Dog Go Home

Major primary losses for conservatives in PA. Oh thank goodness. But wait. These conservatives are Dems. Oh my. Nomatter. Down with conservatives. Is there good news for anti-conservatives in the future? Not sure. It's been a long time coming but perhaps, even in the state of PA, the wake up call post tea-partier fiasco of 2010 has … Continue reading Blue Dog Go Home →

To Be Or Not To Be Downgraded

Love the whole S&P story of late. The United Mistakes is finally being called out for what it's worth. And what is it worth? Indeed. It's worth what some weird, nebulous rating system used by investors, investor cheaters and snake oil salesmen, says it's worth. And get this: the United Mistakes credit rating has been … Continue reading To Be Or Not To Be Downgraded →

Oh Gunter

If I could focus more maybe this could be an editorial for Der Spiegel. When the news broke that Günter Grass had recently admitted being in the Schutzstaffel, or better known to the world as the SS, I asked the following question: Why now? Why now is this coming out? This has been in public … Continue reading Oh Gunter →