The Homogenization of Halloween
Every Christmas there’s a bunch of complaining from our more religious compatriots about how secularists are trying to take the ‘christ’ out of Christmas, getting […]
Month: October 2007
Review: Carnifex by Tom Kratman
Tom Kratman’s new book Carnifex is a sequel to A Desert Called Peace which was published only a few months ago. It continues the story […]
Iraq News Update
The Surge and the Defeat of al Qaeda in Iraq In his latest message sent out as an audio statement through al Jazeera, Osama bin […]
Central Texas BBQ: The Salt Lick in Driftwood
One Sunday afternoon we went out for barbecue, but we got a late start and missed Smitty’s in Lockhart, which closes at 3. So we […]
Conspiracy Fanatics Invade Bill Maher
So I’m watching the Bill Maher show and starting to doze off as Sheila Jackson Lee spouts some sort of moronic socialist nonsense, and all […]
Hugo Chavez and the Cult of Personality
Some have taken me to task for being too eager to announce Hugo Chavez’ membership in the Junior Dictators Club. After all, he’s just trying […]
Nugget: Hillary Buys the Blogosphere
Several stories just crossed my desk about a developing scandal which is being called ‘bloggergate’. There has always been a suspicion that some bloggers were […]
Drug War Stumbles in the UK
This week Chief Constable Richard Brunstrom who is responsible for law enforcement in orth NWales made a strong statement against the aggressive anti-drug stance of […]
Time for the GOP to Look Backwards and Move Forwards
Today the Republican Party is at a crossroads. It faces the choice of continuing down a path of failed leadership and forgotten principles, or taking […]
Societal Failure, Voter Despair and a Small Ray of Hope
As may be clear from my recent article about Al Gore, I’m getting pretty desperate for some alternative to the Hillary Clinton juggernaut in 2008. […]