Category Archives: United States

The Truth about the Economy

Former Treasury Secretary Robert Reich puts it as plainly as possible. It is hard to dispute these facts.

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The Greatest Music Video Ever Made?

Roger Ebert calls this the greatest music video ever made. Maybe it isn’t that or maybe it is. It is an amazing coordination feat involving hundreds of people. If this is what Grand Rapids is about, then the city is … Continue reading

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Logic and Politics

Although simplistic, this video is right on. The American government is not so much a government by the people and for the people but by special interests for special interests.

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Superman Renounces American Citizenship

Who would ever have thought that the original comic book hero would part ways with the American Way? That was part of the original Superman slogan of “truth, justice and the American Way.” Of course, that fell to the wayside … Continue reading

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Christian Home Supplier Bashes “Secular Socialism” While Pushing Tax Credits

There is nothing like bashing the government to bring the customers in and using the government’s tax credits to close the deal on his website. This guy is not just trying to sell home improvement materials, but a conservative christian … Continue reading

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National Pork Board Concerned About Fictional Unicorn Meat

Unicorn meat_20100622150215_JPGThe National Pork Board stated that it knows that unicorns do not exist. However, an April Fool’s gag that called unicorn meat “the new white meat” drew the ire of the Pork Board. A can of the fictional meat … Continue reading

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Preaching Terror

These two men, Yousef al-Khattab and Younes Abdullah Mohammed, preach hate and violence outside a mosque in New York City. Inside, Imam Shamsi Ali preaches peace, instructing all who listen that is the purpose of Islam. As an agnostic, I … Continue reading

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