EDIT: Because someone else linked it, I'm making this entry public. Also, understand that I'm not attempting to speak with great authority or finality, just pointing out a few things and giving my own take on it.

Once upon a time, people on the Internet figured out that you could have discussions about politics and religion, ( OR you could have civil conversations that don't descend into flamewars. )

Viewpoint: Why the young should welcome austerity

When you follow a line of thinking that leads you to conclude, "[i]f young Americans knew what was good for them, they would all be in the Tea Party," you may wish to reexamine your assumptions. I may not be an economic historian at Harvard, but I do know what the fuck I'm talking about here ( Read more... )

Pepsi releases iPhone app that dehumanizes women to a vile and disgraceful degree.I've already written to Pepsi (via their web-based contact form) to explain to them that I will not consume any products of Pepsico or its subsidiaries, nor will I patronize any restaurant that serves Pepsi products, including KFC, Taco Bell, or Pizza Hut, until such ( Read more... )

Today is Election Day. The polls open in a few hours on the east coast.

Make me proud.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, I'm firmly in the Obama camp this fall; while Obama isn't a perfect choice by my lights, he's an actively good choice and not merely the least bad, as is often the case in presidential candidates. I voted for Gore in 2000, but not because I believed he was actively good so much as a vastly superior choice to President ( Read more... )

A rare, completely public post from me ( Read more... )

As a public notice ( Read more... )