The neo-conservatives and Clinton democrats have had their chance to be in charge of American foreign policy. From 1980 (and the inaugaration of Ronald Reagan) until today, America has pursued an imperial agenda of economic domination and unilateral military intervention. These policies have failed us, not just morally but politically. Our foreign ( Read more... )

In a word, disgusted. That word symbolizes how I feel about the following: disgusted to have spent $11 to see the film, disgusted to have spent 2 and a half hours of my life to see the film, and disgusted that Sam Raimi and company took one of the most well-done superhero franchises and destroyed it, ala Joel Schumaker (not this this film, even in ( Read more... )

Is it just me, or is the 2008 election going to be really interesting? We have running for president: a woman, a black man, a Mormon, a New York Italian, and potentially (though probably not) a future Nobel prize winner, in the people of Hilary Clinton, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, and Al Gore. That is not even to mention my candidate ( Read more... )

Everytime I watch "Grey's Anatomy" I realize how much I owuld loathe the show if I wasn't a fan of it. The obnoxious voice-overs by Meredith at the end of the show really just need to go: they detract from, not add to, the moral of each episode. But, on to more positive thoughts. After the over-hyped three episode disaster arc, the show has gotten ( Read more... )

In college, Andrew was my best friend. We did everything together, and many a night, because my room was more central, he would stay over even though I had a signal. We were so inseparable that if people saw us apart they would ask where the other was. I thought we would remain close for life, but lately I'm getting the impression that he just ( Read more... )