President Obama is seeking massive changes in the way the US is operating when it comes to energy, transportation, agriculture and labor, among others. These seismic shifts will involve huge numbers of workers who may be coming out of an industry or trade that is no longer viable/sustainable, while the...

Governor Rick Perry of Texas brought up the specter of Secession recently and upon polling, a fair amount of Texans and other Americans seem to think Texas seceding from the US would be a good idea. TPM reports: Perry appeared with sponsors and supporters of a Texas House resolution affirming...

I wrote a piece a few weeks back on Afghanistan's potential biofuel revolution and I have had great responses all around. The more I think about this, the more sense it makes. Since some of you may have missed it, let me encapsulate this idea for you:

As of...

Seeing the news that President Obama is sending more troops into Afghanistan, our gaze turns from Iraq to the place where the Taliban has made a resurgence and where Al Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden have been hiding out near the border of Pakistan. Fueling this terrorist incubator has been...

The Michael Phelps bong "scandal" has brought new attention to marijuana and those who smoke it, especially those we consider to be "role models." So I decided to gather some quotes from some other "rode models" to gain a little perspective on the issue. And whether the issue is smoking...

When it comes to the EPA, President Obama recently said that "rigid ideology has overruled sound science" as he implemented some well-needed science back into the department. I just want to know how soon we can apply this to the War on Drugs, which has wasted so much money, ruined...

Seems like such a simple solution, doesn't it? After all, who has influenced the US Auto Industry (USAI) to keep MPG low and fight CAFE standards? Why does the rest of the developed world have advanced technologies that the USAI can't seem to bring to the US? If we have...

There is no such thing as a Christian Democracy. There is no such thing as a Muslim Democracy or a Jewish Democracy either (or a solely Heterosexual one, for that matter). True Democracy means True Equality and no religion sees itself as equal to all the others (and they feel...

A government who educates its people serves to sharpen a blade that may ultimately do it in, while the government who under-educates their population seeks to create a docile flock that is easily misled and controlled. They want people smart, but not too smart. Ignorance breeds hate, which we're seeing...

Amidst charges of sexism and the media being too liberal, Sarah Palin is being questioned and vetted by an anxious public and a hopefully awakening media. This wouldn't have been so important had it not been for one person: Dick Cheney. Even when Gore was VP, the public didn't dig...

Seeing as how the Republicans make a big stink about people wearing flag pins to show their patriotism, it was a curious omission to McCain's wardrobe. Maybe after his POW ordeal, his patriotism is so unquestionable that he can boldly eschew the flag pin? Either way, didn't sink or save...

The most recent Newsweek poll says that while a whopping 86 percent of voters say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the United States, 10 percent of voters say they are satisfied. Not accounting for the 4 percent who were perhaps too dumbfounded to speak, who...

Merriam-Webster Dictonary defines a "maverick" as "an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party." How does this apply when you've voted with your party 90% of the time?

In the VP debate, Sarah Palin claimed that Barack Obama is "partisan" because he voted with...

Many people are talking about what VP choices await Barack Obama if he becomes President and certainly, there are some great ones out there. But let's look one step further to Obama's Cabinet and whom he would put in charge of different areas of our country. These are just ideas,...

It is a profound question with a myriad of answers and few solutions: What makes people so susceptible to fascism? Who are those flag-waving throngs cheering on their proud leader? And why do they cheerfully support a figurehead and system that works against their own self-interests? Are they gullible, naive...

Of all the things that change our culture in America, lawsuits seem to mark some of the biggest turning points. Think Brown vs. Board of Education or Roe vs. Wade as two examples. And so it goes that the only thing that could change the growing epidemic of obesity is...

You want to screw the government? Live as long as you can and collect Social Security. But make sure you're obese so you can put an extra strain on Medicare. I know it's hard to live long when you're obese, but if you put down the cigarettes and alcohol, you...

Madeleine McCann, who you've no doubt heard has been missing over in Europe, is a white British four-year-old whose disappearance has sparked a massive global media focus. Front pages of major magazines, top news stories on television and a hunt that has spanned continents. No matter how awful that is,...

What is the psychology of an administration that creates more enemies? Everybody marvels at how we've somehow created more terrorists out of the Iraqupation yet nobody realizes that may be the truest sign of success for BushCo. Wait, you say- I thought we were supposed to make the US safer...

Let me start off with a blunt statement: Debt is slavery. When you are in debt to someone/something, you are slave to them until that debt is repaid. Millions of Americans are in debt to credit card companies and cannot get out from under. Everything they own is at risk...