Post Tagged with: "politics"

Handouts for the 1%
Economics

Handouts for the 1%

This just in: Zach Braff defends his Kickstarter campaign. For those of you not in-the-know, Mr. Braff, that boy-next-door prince of make-you-feel-uncomfortable comedy, wants to make a new movie. And, despite finding traditional financial backing, has looked to crowd-funding via Kickstarter. For those of you really not in the know, [...]

Terror in Place
Opinion

Terror in Place

I live less than a mile from where Bomber Number Two- who I refuse to honor with any more of a name than “Flash Bang” (c/o the Howie Carr Show)- was eventually found bleeding out in a boat. Last Friday, I was on my way out for an early morning [...]

A Politician in the Party’s Grip
Opinion

A Politician in the Party’s Grip

The title alone is an indication of the propaganda, twisting of reality, and morally charged regurgitated political discourse that is about to ensue. The fact that Gabby Giffords is used—in her op-ed A Senate in the Gun Lobby’s Grip—by the Democratic party not only to advance false notions about the [...]

Be There, Sometime in the Distant Future. Maybe.
Opinion

Be There, Sometime in the Distant Future. Maybe.

I’ve been digging through some old books I recently inherited, trying to make sense of them. My grandfather, you see, was a Communist. I don’t think he was a good one, but I have never really understood the appeal of such a political ideology, and he seemed like a good [...]

Open Letter to the Confused
Opinion

Open Letter to the Confused

In the past, we’ve discussed how Facebook can often become a political battleground among friends. My personal page is no exception. However, there are times when “enough is enough,” and a point comes where I just won’t bother anymore. What follows below is an open letter to one of those [...]

Screw You Trendy Locavore Environmentalists
Opinion

Screw You Trendy Locavore Environmentalists

There is nothing I despise more than a nouveau locavore-environmentalist. And I feel completely surrounded by them. Let me explain. My father is and has been my whole life, an environmental lawyer. Just like Marshall on How I Met Your Mother. Just like what’s trendy in law schools today. Only [...]

Do Liberals Wear Hats?
Opinion

Do Liberals Wear Hats?

This is the first in a multi-part series I will be writing examining why the Millennial generation considers itself politically Liberal, meanwhile generally tending toward politically Conservative values. On tap today is the status of the letter D as the voting booth “default,” while it simultaneously retains its contradictory title of the [...]

Rachel Maddow Smears Daniel Winslow
Politics

Rachel Maddow Smears Daniel Winslow

Recently, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow discussed the recent Massachusetts Republican straw poll, at which state Representative Daniel Winslow was chosen to run for the vacant US Senate seat. Maddow described the event, which was held at the luxurious Danversport Yacht Club, as painting the wrong picture for the Republican party. Maddow [...]

Political Games and American Diplomacy
Opinion

Political Games and American Diplomacy

Perhaps one of the most prestigious positions any American can hope to hold as a public figure, aside from the presidency, is that of the nations chief diplomat, the U.S. Secretary of State. The State department today is a behemoth, managing a host of issues from embassy management, to formulating [...]

Politics & Polygons
Opinion

Politics & Polygons

It can be incredibly difficult to be a Conservative game developer. For that matter, it can be difficult to be a Conservative in any form of entertainment. Liberalism has staked its claim on artistry, and written the book on design and criticism. Rule #1 of that book: if it emphasizes [...]