Oh, the times they are A-changin’. Music legend Bob Dylan starred in a TV commercial for Chrysler which aired during the second half of Super Bowl 2014, and now the 72-year-old singer is predictably being called a sell-out. The commercial spot generated a firestorm of controversy in the media, provoking outrage among many of Dylan’s […]
My wife and I recently celebrated our 31st anniversary, and with each passing year we’re more convinced we made the right decision by not having kids. We decided long ago that we didn’t want to bring children into this world because we could see a looming disaster on the horizon. The future looked pretty bleak […]
Over the Winter I read an excellent book by Charles Derber called Sociopathic Society. Derber is a well-known professor of sociology at Boston College and the author of several books. He is recognized as one of the most astute social critics of our time. In his book, Derber warns readers that an empire based on […]
Part 1 Pulitzer-Prize winning Journalist Alex S. Jones – not to be confused with that other Alex Jones – warns readers in his seminal book, ‘Losing the News,’ of the dangers which news organizations face in regards to accountability and public trust. He worries that the core values of journalism are under serious threat and […]
Part 2 Scholars such as Lance deHaven-Smith and Mark Fenster have advanced the study of conspiracy theories by revealing the ways in which valid questions about activities of the power elites in the US have been abrogated by simply applying the term ‘conspiracy theory.’ The pejorative use of the term dates back to a CIA memorandum […]
Mainstream news organizations in America are nothing more than propaganda outlets for the One Percent. The US is currently ranked a lowly 46th on press freedoms in the most recent ‘Press Freedom Index‘ according to the organization Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres). RSF is the world’s most respected press freedom organization. Their mission is […]
Coping with the loss of a beloved pet can be an incredibly painful experience, which unfortunately most of us will have to endure at some point in our lives. No matter how many times I’ve been through the misery of watching one of my feline children die, it never gets any easier. My wife and […]
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