I never thought I'd read it in a major publication, but here it is. The brutal truth about the American economy:

Seriously, I looked into your eyes, America, saw deep into your soul. So let's get honest and officially call it "America's Outrageous War Economy." Admit it: we secretly love our war economy. And that's the answer to Jim Grant's thought ( Read more... )

I laugh at the media's coverage of the papacy.  You mean the Pope still opposes female ordination?  What?  He still warns against using contraception?  He actually thinks the Catholic Church is the one true church founded by Christ and his apostles?  Amazing!

I don't know whether this news story quite falls into that category or not, but it still ( Read more... )

Every time I go to church, I hear more news about the fate of Christians in the Middle East.  I think, thanks to our news media spin, most Americans believe that the Middle East is entirely Muslim.  That's why McCain had no problem singing "Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" to the tune of "Row, row, row your boat" earlier this year.  It's what's behind the " ( Read more... )

Several things came to my attention about our so-called "war on terror" today. Aside from the fact that a war on terror is by nature ridiculous, undefinable, interminable, and a monumental waste, I now have even more reasons to loathe our continuing presence in Iraq and support Ron Paul for President.

Get this, over half of all military donations ( Read more... )