April 19, 2008

A small dose of karmic justice for Alberto Gonzales

In the history of this country there has never been a higher ranking official so unqualified for their position as Mr. Alberto Gonzales.
He’s having trouble finding a job. What a beautiful thing to see, something positive! I don’t recall much about him, maybe this article from the Economist might address the issue. [...]

April 19, 2008

TV analysts are the Bush administration’s Trojan Horse

The effort, which began with the buildup to the Iraq war and continues to this day, has sought to exploit ideological and military allegiances, and also a powerful financial dynamic: Most of the analysts have ties to military contractors vested in the very war policies they are asked to assess on air.
A lengthy article by [...]

April 19, 2008

What’s wrong with school vouchers?

School vouchers, also known as scholarships, redirect the flow of education funding, channeling it directly to individual families rather than to school districts. This allows families to select the public or private schools of their choice and have all or part of the tuition paid.
Schoolchoices.org does a good job explaining what the aims of the [...]

April 19, 2008

Calling public schools and Catholic priests un-American is like…

Calling your own grandmother names. It’s only a way to reveal your ignorance. Neither are above criticism, but neither are “un-American”. Labeling things unpatriotic or “un-American” is a tactic of fear mongers who wish to muddy issues and build up your emotions (not your understanding) about them. Father Michael Pflegler reflects [...]