Election Day Will Not Be the End of the World
By Terry Mitchell09/25/2008
No matter who comes out victorious in the presidential election on November 4, it will not be end of the world. It will not result in any cataclysmic events and the republic will not fall apart. Barack Obama will not transform the U.S. into an Islamic state, nor will he import communism from Cuba or socialism from Europe. John McCain will not start World War III or set off some kind of nightmarish recession. Obama is not the Antichrist, nor is he a Muslim. McCain is not a warmonger, nor is he suffering from dementia.
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APA backs out of the torture business
By Robert Adler09/23/2008
It took several years of grass-roots advocacy and a rare vote by the entire membership, but the American Psychological Association (APA) has finally bowed out of the dark realms where torture is carried out.
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Sarah Palin--Black Swan
By Robert Adler09/09/2008
A Black Swan, according to philosopher/stock trader Nassim Taleb, is an intrinsically unpredictable, completely unexpected event with major consequences.
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The Red Meat on Sarah Palin and Her Speech
By Laura Kiesel09/09/2008
The irony was not lost to me that only a couple of days after Palin told the press that she doesn't believe global warming is attributed to human activities, Hurricane Gustav made landfall in New Orleans during Katrina's three-year anniversary, forcing a mandatory evactuation. It seemed nature's skeptical response to the GOP convention and a morbid reminder of the failed Bush presidency.
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Palin's Disappointing Convention Speech
By Terry Mitchell09/05/2008
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin certainly turned in an impressive performance during her acceptance speech at their convention Wednesday night. By almost every account, she far exceeded all expectations. Her speech was tough, well delivered, and to the point. She did a great job of combining wit, sarcasm, straight talk, and biting humor. Hardcore right-wingers, including Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and Pat Buchanan, were probably so ecstatic that they soiled their pants. Convention-goers went wild. Palin nearly brought the house down.
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Sarah Palin & The Politics of 'Small-Town' America
By Philip Mella09/04/2008
After Sarah Palin's speech last evening, American voters are once again doing an end-around on the media, whose venal preoccupation with her destruction has inspired millions nationwide, many never before interested in politics, to take up her cause. Reports from across the country called her performance stellar, and, most critically, her small-town values and big-hearted love of this nation resonated with people in dense urban settings and rural hamlets alike.
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