category archive: politics

the last word on gay marriage…

…or, at least, the last time I expect to post on the subject, anyway. I’ve finally stumbled across the kind of post that covers most everything I wish I’d found the time and skill to say myself about the issue. Everyone ought to read it. It was written by none other than Eric Meyer, the [...]

the culture wars continue…

…and the bad guys are winning big. The bans on gay marriage in Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Utah also prohibit any type of legal civil union arrangements for same-sex couples.
The people of those eight states have now successfully wiped their collective ass with their states’ constitutions.
All over those states, and [...]

the UN’s corporate welfare office

This may be another fine reason for the US to get the hell out of the UN: Why is Iraq giving $190,000 to Toys R Us? Or $321,000 to Colonel Sanders? Disgusting, if it’s true. A number of American companies come off looking pretty awful in the article, and it sounds like they deserve it [...]