Bread Lines And Circuses
“Mr. David Stockman has said that supply-side economics was merely a cover for the trickle-down approach to economic policy—what an older and less elegant generation called the … Read more
“Mr. David Stockman has said that supply-side economics was merely a cover for the trickle-down approach to economic policy—what an older and less elegant generation called the … Read more
The above is what happens when a train stops, but the slave engines don’t get the signal to stop. The main engine stops and all of the cars … Read more
The situation on Capitol Hill has become so confusing, we’re going to need a nuclear physicist with a googleplex of serially connected molecular microscopes to precisely explain what … Read more
BEFORE BUDDHA OR JESUS SPOKE, THE NIGHTINGALE SANG, AND LONG AFTER THE WORDS OF JESUS AND BUDDHA ARE GONE INTO OBLIVION, THE NIGHTINGALE STILL WILL SING. BECAUSE IT … Read more
OK, Barack Obama has not exactly turned out to be Mount Rushmore material, but — good God! — the petulant pettiness of right-wing Republican congressional leaders has turned … Read more
by Will Durst Give Congress the benefit of the doubt and say they do work out a compromise on the debt ceiling extension. This country could still slip … Read more
by Argus Hamilton San Diego State adopted an alcohol awareness program for Greek Row this fall to reduce drinking. It’s just in time. There’s a hot new drinking … Read more
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: March 22, 2007 (age 37) Dear People Who Engineer Bathtubs and Showers: I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately. Your invention of … Read more
The new Sacramento Greyhound station opened today. The Sacramento Bee has been making much of how “green” the new building will be: “The terminal has vaulted ceilings and … Read more