Tonight at the Ace Bar in San Francisco (14th and Mission), I held a long and disorganized discussion about religion, politics, and other taboo topics of conversation with a Guinness-drinker who would only allow himself to be identified as “The Suppository of Knowledge”.
We began to discuss the tired topic of the Bush Administration.
I began by [...]
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WMDs
January 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments
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The Dollar Isn’t Getting Any Greener
December 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Rapper Jay-Z’s new video, “Blue Magic,” features scenes of New York City, clubs, cars and stacks of euros. That’s right, euros—not dollars.
The dollar continues to drop and the euro continues to rise. So what exactly is Europe doing right and what is America doing wrong?
Among other things, the European Union (EU) has taken the forefront [...]
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Congress May Cook an Over-Important Turkey
October 18th, 2007 · No Comments
When America voted in a Democratic Congress in the mid-term elections, a sigh of relief could be heard all over the world. Finally, Americans are taking the right step to understand our global position.
Sadly, our so-called Democrat Congress has been a major disappointment. We elected these legislators under the assumption that they would do all [...]
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