Stupidity is a sin. Yep, I firmly believe that in a Democracy, stupidity is dangerous, and the one thing that our brilliant forefathers did not foresee to the fullest extent. I am not a member of MENSA, and only hold a lowly BA, so please, spare me the elitist labels. But I do my OWN research.
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08/26/2009
As someone who takes the practice of journalism and responsibilities that go with having an audience seriously, I despise Glenn Beck. He spews hatred for ratings, riles up the base, and has no problem misleading those who tune in. Never mind that I am on a somewhat different side of the politic
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08/20/2009
They Will Kill Your Grandma and Make Your Toddler Read Karl Marx!!! Yep, you heard me right. I've been paying attention to screaming old dudes and ladies telling the government to "keep their hands off of my Medicare", I watched esteemed Sarah Palin talk about how her down syndrome baby and gran
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08/13/2009
(a preface, of sorts: this is somewhat long, personal and inspired by my forgetting that some 18 years ago we landed in this country for the first time. Jon Zolsky, my dad, posted his take on it here. This is somewhat belated mine.) The Other Side of the Atlantic The year of my rebellion ended
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08/03/2009