Anomie and the First Day of School, written 2 days ago, By Karen Sternheimer Do you remember your first day starting at a new school? A new job? For some of you these memories might be as fresh as a few weeks ago. For me, it's been a while. But no...

Coup de Grace, written 6 days ago, Update on Gustave Damage Thurs, Sept 4DARKNESS AND FRUSTRATION REPLACE FEARThe state's power grid sustained massive damage from Hurricane Gustav, officials say, and it could be weeks before all of it is repaired. Frustrated motorists poured back into the state...

Well done American Airlines, written 1 hour ago, Its enough to have Gary Glitter breaking out in a sweat. Now while we are on the subject of Mr Glitter I can think of three reasons why Glitter facing the firing squad would have been a good thing:...

Thoughts on the Middle East, history, and religion.

Palin's First Year as Mayor: Off With Their Heads!, written 17 hours ago, The Seattle Times has unearthed three boxes of archived documents on Palin's first year as the mayor of Wasilla. The year is 1996, and Palin can't seem to decide whether she wants to be Karl Rove or the Queen of Hearts. Electi...

The Repuglican CON vention, written 2 days ago,

Furtherance of Terrorism?, written 4 hours ago, In what appears to be the first use of criminal charges under the 2002 Minnesota version of the Federal Patriot Act, Ramsey County Prosecutors have formally charged 8 alleged leaders of the RNC Welcoming Committee with Conspiracy to Riot in Furtherance...

First Female POTUS?, written 3 days ago, Only four days into her reign as John McCain's "soul mate," or "Trophy Vice," as some bloggers are calling her, on the ticket known as "Maverick Squared," Palin, the governor of Alaska, has already accrued two gates (Troopergate ...

Just What WE Need, More Damn "culture war" DAGNABIT!, written 2 days ago, ** DOW DEATH SPIRAL™ ** Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Value: 11,188.23 Trade Time: 4:04PM Sept. 4, 2008 Change: 344.65 (2.99%) Prev Close: 11,532.88 Open: 11,532.48 Day's Range: 11176.02 - 11532.48 52wk Range:...

Are we to be led by successive galoots?, written 13 hours ago, On the left is our former leader and all-round crook Bertie Ahern and on the right our present leader who keeps his mouth shut a lot Brian Cowen. There's a load of All Ireland shite on today…I'm going for walk in the mountains to get a...

Intellectual arrogance, written 3 days ago, Since my recent post on VP nominee Sarah Palin I have been struck by a number of intemperate comments posted on this blog, on "Uncommon Descent" (the Discovery Institute blog, which reprinted a few lines of my original post), and even via private...

An Election in Canada, written 5 hours ago, This is how to have an election folks. Today our Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, officially dissolved Parliament and set the election date for October 14th. That's about five weeks away - none of this two year campaign insanity like some other place that a...

Adieu tristesse, written 1 week ago, Well, the time has come for me to take some time off to prepare not only my move to New York, but also to adapt to a job change and yes, to have finally a real vacation in a heavenly place outside the US where I can soak my damaged feet in salty water. I'm taking...

Doctoral candidate at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Zimbabwe Power-Sharing Talks Reportedly Resume, written 1 week ago,

Behind the scenes at the GOP Convention, written 1 day ago, After a shaky start, the Republican National Convention picked up tempo by midweek. The party reached its high point on Wednesday, the 3rd of September, when John McCain's running mate, Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska brought the house down ...

Re-Enacting 1968, written 2 days ago, How Historical-Identity Politics is Playing a Role in This Year's Election

Mexican Cross Border Truck Program turns 1 year old today, written 1 day ago, It occurred to me that a year ago today, the Mexican Cross Border Program began it's successful run. None of the chaos and calamity that was foretold by the opposition occurred. There have been no deaths on the highways fr...

Governor Sued For Immigration Order, written 2 days ago, Two public college professors are suing Rhode Island's governor to stop an executive order requiring all state contractors to check the immigration status of workers and state police and prison officials to identify illegal immigrants for poss...

Leadership and the Rationalization of Immoral Behavior, written 2 days ago, As a leader, you have to talk about morality and ethics at work. Why? Because it is the only way to prevent the rationalization of immoral behavior. In other words, if you don't want people to lie, cheat or steal at work, yo...