Category Archives: Countries

Clap(per) Off?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON Since the inception of the Edward Snowden affair, one thing has been manifest.  Director of National Intelligence James Clapper lied to Congress.  Many have found this behavior unacceptable and have expressed ideas along the lines that Clapper … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Brother, CIA, Civil Liberties, Fascism, Free Speech, NSA, United States | 15 Comments

‘Tis Burns Night

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Chuck Stanley

By CHARLTON STANLEY Robert Burns was born on this day in 1759.  The bard of Scotland was an ordinary man who did extraordinary things with the language of his time.  He wrote in the Scots dialect, but he also wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Scotland | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

The Third Post in the “Oh My Achin Head” Series: Mike Huckabee on Democrats, Women, Uncle Sugar, Birth Control, and Female Libidos

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By ELAINE MAGLIARO Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, 2008 Republican presidential candidate, ordained minister, guitarist, author, and Fox News commentator made news this week because of comments that he made at the Republican National Committee’s winter meeting. While speaking … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Fundamentalism, Reproductive Rights, RNC, United States | 37 Comments

The Second Post in the “Oh My Achin’ Head” Series: GOP Congressman Says Wives Should Submit to Their Husbands

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

By ELAINE MAGLIARO It looks as if some Republican Congressmen haven’t gotten the message yet regarding how to go about winning over the hearts and minds of female voters. You’d think that they’d try a little harder considering Mitt Romney, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, RNC, United States | 129 Comments

Courage Is Where You Find It

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON Courage and heroism are often seen in unusual places and from unlikely people. How courageous and heroic were you at age seventeen? The place this story is set in not unusual; a war zone like the town … Continue reading →

Posted in Heroism, Pakistan | 1 Comment

The Reality of Violence

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON There are patterns in the world and this is illustrative of one of them. There is a tragedy, some horrid even where a lot of people have died senseless deaths and often for doing nothing more egregious … Continue reading →

Posted in Heroism, Law Enforcement, Media, Mental Health, Society, United States | 14 Comments

Privacy Rights – To Enumerate or Not to Enumerate, That is the Question

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON Reasonable people tend to agree there is both a right to privacy and that it is necessary.  But what exactly is the right to privacy? Justice Brandeis famously said in Olmstead v. U.S., 277 U.S. 438, 479 … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Brother, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Democracy, Equal Rights, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Philosophy, United States | 3 Comments

What’s Your Job Again?

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON Many have been concerned about the post-9/11 slide into the totalitarian and draconian nature of law enforcement since the inception of the Patriot Act on top of the trend towards militarizing domestic law enforcement that has been … Continue reading →

Posted in FBI, Propaganda, United States, War on "Terror" | 28 Comments