Category Archives: Opinionated

Five Birds, One Stone – How Iraq Saves the World

Violence flares, various parties battle for political control, and with a one-way ticket to the U.S. in hand, Al Qaeda waits patiently in the screening lines of Baghdad airport. A scary scenario? Hold on to your seat, but this isn’t what happens if the U.S. pulls out of Iraq, it’s happening right now. However, there […]

FTC = F#!@ The Consumer

Bye, bye Net Neutrality… From the article: FTC chief warns against ‘unnecessary’ Net rules | Tech News on ZDNet For proof, look no further than a situation in September in which hundreds of thousands of people who use the popular social-networking site Facebook rebelled against a new feature that some charged was Big Brother-esque, Majoras […]

Social (In)Security | How Do You Stack Up?

Dont’ count on government to save for your future… The U.S. government is threatening the financial future of todays youth. Like a group of dis-jointed heroin addicts, our apathetic congress has ignored record budget deficits, America’s spiraling debt and has effectively shunned an entire generation in favor of temporary, quick fixes. This article, Your free […]

Net Neutrality, Political Corruption & Corporate Power | Democracy Undone

Framing this issue as “more federal regulation” is a clever tactic… This week, Senator-R Jim DeMint gave his take on Network Neutrality – I was especially amused at the assertion he has made below: Perspective: Why Net neutrality means more federal regulation By Jim DeMint Published: June 27, 2006 “It would be commercial suicide for […]

A Real Solution to Terrorism? | Only Time Will Tell

An article today on Reuters | US officials seeing new home-grown terror cells, gives me hope that we may seriously begin to address the root causes of terrorism. This quote by Scott Redd, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, really caught my attention: “We are grappling with a whole new set of questions: what forces […]

Immigration Deformed | Wasting Our Energy

Energy independence took a backseat this week as the immigration debate stole the spotlight – I’d like to know why… Our short-term memories seem to be plaguing us once again. I may just be very out of touch with the rest of the country, but I must ask, why all of the immigration talk now!?! […]