The Continued Trampling of Civil Liberties
In the absurdly prolonged run up to the 2012 elections, the media has been chock full of stories about the continuing Great Recession and who has the best plan to reverse the frightening…
Obama is NOT going to purchase Kate Hepburn’s house – but he should
I spend roughly half of the year in Old Saybrook, CT. It’s quiet, relatively safe, and I have few problem about the town. (My biggest complaint is the intrusive, rude, and unprofessional police…
Summer Roundup
Well, it’s great to be back at Conn after vacation, and I hope that everyone was able to kick back and relax a little. I was up in Maine for most of this…
Baby Steps on the Path to Equality
Civil rights activists scored a huge victory this week when President Obama decided to refrain from having the Justice Department defend the blatantly discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Finally, our elected leaders…
DADT Opposition: A Symptom of Republican Radicalism
It’s been almost two weeks since we’ve known the results of the Pentagon study about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The report indicates that a large majority of soldiers (70%) believe allowing gays to…
A Tale of Two Rallies
Yesterday, I went to the Obama rally in Bridgeport. It was your typical political rally, with the statewide Democrats giving speeches and encouraging voters to mobilize for the election. The keynote speaker was…
Dinesh D’Souza and the Rise of the Irrational Right
One of the worst things about politics today is how some people are willing to say just about anything to score points. Look at Dinesh D’Souza’s recently published book called The Roots of…
