March 10, 2009
There’s a periodic discussion that weaves its way through the progressive blogosphere that goes like this: “How the hell can I make any money off my blog?” Sadly, the fact that we still have the discussion as often as we do means there have been no sure-fire answers found as of yet...
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March 04, 2009
World’s on fire, world’s on fire/And it’s too close to the wire/World’s on fire, world’s on fire/And it’s about to expire — The Prodigy, “World’s On Fire” Watching the markets jump on President Obama’s advice that stocks are a good ba...
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January 28, 2009
I wrote the original draft of this essay in a podunk motel in Nowheresville, Oklahoma—literally, I had no idea where it was, apart from it being two hours outside Oklahoma City. There were none of the amenities that we take for granted—no Wi-Fi, intermittent power, no working phone, no cell serv...
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January 20, 2009
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. ...
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January 17, 2009
Because Nick will never forgive me if I don’t at least attempt to recap this most incredible of turning points in what has been an incredible series. So herein I review last night’s episode and offer my thoughts on the BSG Grand Unified Theory Of Everything. This will contain MASSIVE, MA...
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January 06, 2009
Reading up on the ins and outs of LiveJournal’s employee purge got me pondering a larger topic–the idea of the continuing evolution of interactions on the Web. As some of the Valleywag commenters note, what makes LJ unique is that it’s not strictly a blogging platform or a social n...
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Yesterday I got in a discussion with some peeps of mine on Twitter about the heavy emphasis Obama’s team is placing on the tax cuts in his stimulus package (hereafter referred to as “stim pack” for my own amusement). The point I made was Obama’s selling the tax cuts as a way ...
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December 29, 2008
“Blood for blood. It has to stop sometime.” – Gaius Baltar Although I am Jewish, I tend to shy away from discussing political issues regarding Israel, because I don’t trust myself to look at any situation therein with any semblance of objectivity. I remember getting hoodwinke...
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December 23, 2008
Welcome to my bastard delight night, gents Where everything has a meaning but none of it makes sense Living is so demeaning but rappers still wanna offer Fake aliens…from lying saucers I don’t have the time, man I’m searching for bigger answers – “No Kings,” El-P ...
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December 18, 2008
As President-elect, Barack Obama continues to surprise and puzzle me. I was, like many, disappointed to find out he’d given the spot of invocation for the inaugural to legendary religious huckster, homophobe, and all-around worshiper of false idols Rick Warren. I was equally disappointed to fi...
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