Archive | September, 2005
Hey, Remember Milosevic?
Slobodan MilosevicAs some of you may know, I am studying in the Netherlands at the moment. Living in Amsterdam does have its occasional benefits. Now, I know what you are thinking, but that isn’t what I meant. Amsterdam is only a forty minute train ride from the “Legal Capital of the World,” [...]
Continue reading...Linda McCullough: U R sew write!
22. September 2005
Montana’s Superintendent of Public Schools, Linda McCullough, has some intriguing ideas about education, specifically about writing. At a recent meeting with the Board of Public Education, McCullough offered this insight: Superintendent McCulloch questioned how “pertinent” writing is in “today’s world.” She believes that since kids communicate via email, using abbreviations and creative spelling, “we can’t [...]
Continue reading...Wanted: An Active Press
20. September 2005
I speak often in my role as an arm-chair media critic, however, the release of Project Censor’s “Top 25 of 2006” list is worthy of close examination. Project Censor releases a yearly report that details stories that weren’t necessarily censored, but received less media coverage than justified based on the facts or nature of [...]
Continue reading...I already gave at home
20. September 2005
There are numerous stories out today that cover the newest diversion for the already overloaded and ineffectual agency. What is that diversion you ask? Porn. That's right, porn.
Continue reading...A Terrible Love of War
19. September 2005
I can’t recommend A Terrible Love of War by James Hillman enough. Hillman, though a psychologist, approaches the subject of war–and our mutual attraction and aversion to it–from multiple perspectives, from literature to letters from combatants. In a society that is increasingly using the metaphor of war, even against ideas, the book is an incredibly [...]
Continue reading...Showdown in Germany
19. September 2005
The most surprising development, at least in my opinion, is the overnight success of the new "Left Party" which has been described as "an alliance of ex-communists and former Social Democrats angered by [Schroeder]'s efforts to trim the welfare state".
Continue reading...Not the Blame Game!
17. September 2005
Having badly lost the first round of America's favorite game show "The Blame Game," the Bush Administration is busy getting to the work of rebuilding the Gulf Coast by seeking to blame environmentalists for the flooding of New Orleans.
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- Tester-Burns Debate
- A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf
- Montana's Max: Nutcakes!
- Dennis Rehberg: Master of the Oblivious
- Off to See Hillary and Obama
- Idaho Anti Wolf Coalition Falls Short (18)
- Blogs and the Media: Kemmick and Crisp (17)
- Tester-Burns Debate (14)
- The conscience of a liberal: why I am considering abstaining in the Iraqi War Referendum vote... (14)
- The Religious Right's Trump Card Exposed (13)
- Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
- Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
- Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
- DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
- NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
- I just lost my appetite
- McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan
- Some Questions I’d Like to See Someone Ask Steve Daines
- Our Endorsements for the Democratic Primary: Bullock, Juneau, and Hunt
- Why Won’t Dennis Rehberg Vote to Support the Troops? To Protect People Who Make $500,000 a Year
22. September 2005
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