Rushing Off a Cliff

The New York Times ran a great editorial today that states, in no uncertain terms, the historic folly Congress is engaged in by passing the so-called “anti-terrorism” legislation.
Here’s what happens when this irresponsible Congress railroads a profoundly important bill to serve the mindless politics of a midterm election: The Bush administration uses Republicans’ fear of [...]

What Would John Greenleaf Whittier Think?

You have to beleive that the Greenleaf city council and Mayor, Brad Holton, have too much time on their hands. How else to explain this strange story reported on KTVB Channel 7?
A small Canyon County town is considering a city ordinance that would recommend every homeowner have a gun and know how to use it. [...]

Bush’s Tax Cuts in Ecolanguage

In the comments to yesterday’s post about corporate statism, Lee Arnold directed me to a video on Bush’s tax cuts that he created using “Ecolanguage,” a graphic presentation for symbolically representing complex systems. I was impressed with the effective way his video explains the macroeconomics involved in the Bush tax cuts. Even though you are [...]

Corporate Statism at Interior

Bush and his handlers have recently taken to describing the enemy as “fascist” or “Islamofascist” and anyone who disagrees [...]