Archive for the 'Foundations' Category

Why I don’t do Art and Cultural Snobbery: De Gustibus Non Est Disputandum

Monday, October 27th, 2008

I don’t indulge much in art criticism or worry about tattoos (or piercing for that matter) as Kunstler does here. James Kunslter may think badly of tattooing longing spewing his for patriarchy over his excellent and rudely named blog

but folks while well this is a well turned phrase but […]

The Storm has Landed!

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

These articles just cover parts of Texas. Folks its bad, very bad, very very bad. Please help if you can.
God/Goddess bless the afflicted. May grace be with you all.

The Permanent Things

Monday, September 15th, 2008

This is a beautiful article on Lew Rockwell about some things that really matter.
Lew’s page often tends to the vitriolic anti government sort of libertarianism that does little for my dyspeptic stomach. This article is a bit different. Its simply .. well…just go read it here.

Why Kids Need Dads.

Monday, August 18th, 2008

From Fallen Fathers via the Advice Goddess via Glen Sacks.
When it comes to this topic there is no way around the basic fact that boys and girls need fathers and mothers. An intact family, either a nuclear one with a mom and dad with time to parent or better an extended […]

FBI Investigates Joe Arapiao

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Took them long enough.
The East Valley Tribune has the news.
Sheriff Joe may be Americas toughest sheriff but he has no grasp of what “cruel and unusual.” means or from what I have read any real ability to get anything done except through intimidation.
Anyone who would put inmates (especially young women) on a […]

Balloon Juice on Drug War Stupidity

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Nothing I can say will top this statement on Balloon Juice
Whether it be the militarization of the police force, no-knock raids, the devastation of the Constitution, asset-forfeiture, or the prison-industrial complex, all of this finds its genesis in the war on drugs. It needs to be stopped. It needs to be fought. It is an […]

10 Solutions to Fix American Justice

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Here are my 10 solutions to restore the American Justice system to a real system of justice and not this travesty.
#1 Mandate equal funding for defense and prosecution
#2 Let the ACLU and/or Amnesty vet court nominees. Seriously. Who is better at guarding civil liberties and the Constitution?
#3 Have an adequate welfare system to […]

News from a nation of Monsters

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

The torments of a teenager and no compassion for an old woman dying of brain cancer.
Not not China, us, the freedom loving god fearing people of the United States of America.
And yes folks I am aware the the teen in question is a terror suspect and the woman a murderess. It doesn’t matter. Compassion […]

Calls for overhaul of War Powers Act

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

on USA Today . with all do respect to the eminent gentlemen the founding fathers rather unambiguously settled this centuries ago.
And I quote from Article 1 Powers of Congress
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of […]

A Couple of Points on the Homeless Situation

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

I am not proud of how America treats its homeless. We seem to think these people are invisible or are lazy bums or ungrateful kids or the like as poster #1 Below seemed to think. This isn’t true at all as just a little research will show.
I’ll reproduce parts of reply a gentleman and […]

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