Flametoad

The news outlets representing both ends of the political spectrum have been generating a lot of buzz over politics playing out in Texas curriculum meetings. The curriculum in Texas is important because we are one of the country’s biggest customers of textbook publishers. As goes Texas, so goes the country. The funny thing is that [...]

They say one should avoid politics and religion in polite conversation. This video is both. You’ve been warned.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090202/pl_afp/uspoliticseconomytrademcconnell Does this sound fishy to anyone else? I can see the point about setting off trade wars, but if this bailout is supposed to be pumping money into the economy then how does letting it go overseas help?

Dear Mr. President, Congratulations on becoming of one of the most powerful leaders on Earth. I am incredibly proud that a country with such diverse values can engage in peaceful transition of power decade after decade. It is something that Americans take for granted, but one only has to look around the world or in one’s [...]

These days I identify myself as a Libertarian, which means I generally sit back and watch the fire and vitriol between supporters of their candidates with a certain amount of academic disinterest. But this? This scares the hell out of me. “Those who beat their swords into plowshares… will be ruled by those who don’t.” [...]