Aurora. (Afghanistan) A man in full-out combat gear walked into a theater and started shooting, killing 12 and injuring 59. The media (mainstream, social, and otherwise) is full of declarations, opinions, and speculations. Buzz words like “crazy,” “tragedy,” “gun control,” “national shame” and a flood of the same cliches that came out when Representative Gabriel Gifford was shot, after Columbine, [...]

Just what is the deal with Mitt Romney ? He’s become the Republican candidate for president, but even Republicans have to admit there’s something wrong here. His campaign has been troubled with gaffs  that are drawing a lot of attention, but that’s not so much the problem as the nominee himself. It’s not just that he flip-flops. Heck, find a politician who hasn’t changed a [...]

“The Green Party is no longer the alternative, the Green Party is the imperative” ~ Rosa Clemente Don’t have much time right now. I have to get down to the board of elections and change my party affiliation. After being Democrat for my whole voting life, I’m going to the Green Party. Yeah, I know. I can hear you now, [...]

Well, he’s finally done it. The President has finally put in words what he’s been doing with policy for 3 years: he’s supporting gay marriage. For many folks, this is the step we’ve been waiting for. Even though President Obama’s administration has had a pro-civil-rights-for-gays policy since the beginning, the words from the man himself have always been noticeably missing. [...]

Secularism: n. 1) Religious skepticism or indifference. 2) The view that religious considerations should be excluded from civil affairs or public education. “For far more evangelical leaders around the world, the influence of secularism, not Islam, is the major threat, according to a newly released survey.” –World Magazine “The leader of the Catholic church in Scotland has used his Easter address [...]

“We Klingons don’t have gods. We killed them all. They were . . . inconvenient.” — Lt. Commander Whorf In her recent article, Clara Corday writes about a problem she sees. Although, to be honest, it’s been going on so long, it’s not so much a problem of human life as a feature. She focuses on Christianity and American Conservatism, [...]

Rush Limbaugh. Yep, he’s all over the news right now. He’s Godzilla to the Tokyo of American politics. He strides through breathing flames, leaving wreckage and ditto-head worshippers in his wake. He’s huge, despised, loved, followed (by both despisers and lovers) and unstoppable. Although now that he’s taken on Sailor Moon and her sisters, he may be headed back to [...]

I’ve been a fan of horror fiction for a long time. Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft are my favorites. But I’ve been perusing more modern horror fiction, more graphic. Very enjoyable reading. But it doesn’t scare me. I don’t get chills or goosebumps or shudders. I don’t sit around looking over my shoulder or have to sleep with the lights [...]

I love Rachel Maddow. I really do. She does a wonderful show that I listen to (via Stitcher) everyday and am always entertained, informed and enlightened. But sometimes, the poor woman just doesn’t get it. Lately she’s been trying to figure out the metamorphosis of Pro-Life theory among Republicans. More and more Republicans are aligning themselves with a pro-life agenda [...]

If you are reading this, you are rich. If you are reading this, you have at your finger tips a wealth, a treasure, a fortune greater than has been conceived in the history of human culture. If you are reading this, you are in possession of a device which will allow you access to any and all human knowledge. Philosophy, [...]

SUPERNATURAL Supernatural is a very popular show on the CW, making it’s way through its 7th season. We follow the adventures of two brothers, Sam and Dean Winchester, who follow in their father’s footsteps, battling unsuspected and hostile forces from the world of magic and spirit. Vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, angels, demons–and even gods–the boys have taken on any and all [...]

Masochist: “Hurt me! Beat me ! Torture me! Kick me!” Sadist: “No.” Masochist: “Thank you.” To some, he’s just a name, a phrase, a boogie man. Very few really know his work or his philosophy. But if there’s one man who expresses the heart, the soul, the meme of our culture, it can only be . . . the Marquis [...]

The Republicans vs. the Democrats. The Christians vs. the secularists. The Christians vs. the Muslims. The Joker vs. Batman. Israelis vs. Palestinians. Conservatives vs. Gays. Fight, fight, fight. Everyone is butting heads with everyone else all over the place. What are they fighting about ? What is the issue? Sex? Territory? Power? Security? No. Animals fight for these things. Humans [...]

What is it with religion in our world these days? Muslims kill Muslims over points of theology non-Muslims don’t understand. Orthodox Jews drive women off the streets so they won’t be “shamed.” Self-identified Christians want to shut down government programs that would help the poor and elderly and claim the right to determine what adult women will do with their [...]

  I love the internet. I loved it even more after I discovered there was more to it than porn and cute kitten videos. But after all my time spent surfing the net and plumbing the depths of the facebook (trademarked, all rights reserved) (when I should have been working on this article), I came to a realization: we have within our grasp [...]