No such thing, right? After recently seeing people give roaring approval to this cartoon, I've decided there's some folks I just can't take reading anymore. Yes, just like some feminists, some men's rights activists are obsessive and over the top and some ought to learn to behave better. But the complete dismissal of the male experience of sexual assault, which is far more … [Read more...] about Institutionalized Misandry
Obama Invokes Executive Privilege on Fast and Furious
President Barack Obama has now joined the long list of Presidents who've invoked executive privilege -- this time over an election-year investigation pushed most strongly by House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-California: President Barack Obama has asserted executive privilege over documents sought by a House committee investigating the botched Fast and … [Read more...] about Obama Invokes Executive Privilege on Fast and Furious
Republican Gift to Obama and Democrats? Republicans Lining Up Against Obama’s Immigration Policy Shift
President Barack Obama's shift on immigration has accentuated fissures within the Republican Party. Some Republicans (notably those with longer term strategical thinking) are welcoming it, hoping to get the issue behind them or at least neutralize the GOP's bad image with Latinos. But now there is a growing chorus of Republican elected officials who are coming out against it -- … [Read more...] about Republican Gift to Obama and Democrats? Republicans Lining Up Against Obama’s Immigration Policy Shift
Breaking Update — ‘Disappointed’ Issa May Move to Hold Holder in Contempt (UPDATED)
BREAKING UPDATE: The Hill reports that President Obama has asserted executive privilege over documents sought by a House panel ahead of a scheduled panel vote where Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to be held in contempt of Congress: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was set to vote on Wednesday to hold Holder in contempt of Congress after a … [Read more...] about Breaking Update — ‘Disappointed’ Issa May Move to Hold Holder in Contempt (UPDATED)
Defense Update: Human Moments
War is not pretty. War is not glamorous. War is hell, some say inhuman, but humans fight in them and there are human moments. Here are some: A U.S. paratrooper watches as a fellow U.S. soldier gives candy to a Afghan girl during a break in an operation Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 2, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st … [Read more...] about Defense Update: Human Moments
Obama’s ‘Hope’ Keeps Putin from ‘Window on Paradise’ (Moskovskij Komsomolets, Russia)
What happened in talks between Presidents Obama and Putin at the G20 Summit in Mexico? According to this account from correspondent Viktoriya Prihodko of Russia's Moskovskij Komsomolets, very little new transpired, except that Obama was outmatched by a 'fresh-looking' Putin, whose drawn-out meeting with an 'exhausted looking' Obama, delayed the Russian leader from receiving the … [Read more...] about Obama’s ‘Hope’ Keeps Putin from ‘Window on Paradise’ (Moskovskij Komsomolets, Russia)
Colorado Fire One For The Record Books
The largest wildfire in Colorado is near Ft. Collins and is now reportedly 50 percent contained, after burning for 10 days. But how big is this fire, jumpstarted by lightning? Nationally, last June the average acres burned per fire was 204.8, according to NOAA. In 2002, it was 284.2 acres. In Colorado, the average acres burned per fire from 2000-2009 (pdf) was … [Read more...] about Colorado Fire One For The Record Books
Mr. Rogers Still Inspires
Just before lunch Tuesday, at the Emerging Media Conference in Seattle, I met the Mr. Rogers Remix, courtesy of Pascal Schuback (@Schuback): I'm an oddity among folks my age: I did not watch Mr. Rogers growing up. I know who he is, of course, but neither he or his show is going to accompany me on a memory lane jaunt. But I found this video not only charming and warm … [Read more...] about Mr. Rogers Still Inspires
The Reporter Interrupting Obama: Lowering the Bar Again
If a reporter from an ideologically-anchored publication interrupts a President by shouting out questions right in the middle of his statement and it's unprecedented, will some partisans immediately rush to his side to defend him and claim this is the way real, respectable, professional journalists operate? Yep. Will all his fellow partisans defend him? Happily: Nope. But … [Read more...] about The Reporter Interrupting Obama: Lowering the Bar Again
Sheldon Adelson as Dr. Evil
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Sheldon Adelson as Dr. Evil
Poll: Americans Favor Obama’s New Immigration Policy 2 to 1
If you didn't think President Barack Obama's new immigration policy would be well received by most Americans, think again. And if you didn't think it now creates a shaky tightrope for all-but-certain-Republican nominee Mitt Romney, think again -- twice. A new Bloomberg poll finds its getting 2 to 1 support: President Obama appears to have boosted himself politically with … [Read more...] about Poll: Americans Favor Obama’s New Immigration Policy 2 to 1
Obama and Putin turn frosty in warm Mexico
President Barack Obama’s relationship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin turned frostier at their first summit since Putin’s return as President, signaling the start of longer term tensions between the two military giants. It also places hurdles for a British-French initiative launched in May to work more closely with Moscow to win its cooperation in pressuring Syria’s Bashar al … [Read more...] about Obama and Putin turn frosty in warm Mexico
President Obama Makes Two Decisions Worth Applauding (La Jornada, Mexico)
Perhaps not surprisingly, President Obama's executive order to end deportations of undocumented children brought to the U.S. by their parents is proving popular in Mexico. For La Jornada, columnist Arturo Balderas Rodríguez applauds the president's actions over stiff Republican resistance, and sees it as a sign that Obama is finally returning to the 'path' of fulfilling his … [Read more...] about President Obama Makes Two Decisions Worth Applauding (La Jornada, Mexico)
Romney’s Scary and Stupid Foreign Policy
If you don't read Daniel Larison you should. He is all over Willard Romney's foolish and scary foreign policy which has been constructed by old cold war warriors and neo-cons. Today we have this: When Romney Calls for “Resolve and Strength,” He Is Endorsing Recklessness and Aggression Mitt Romney is still harping on the 2009 missile … [Read more...] about Romney’s Scary and Stupid Foreign Policy
The Reviews Begin: Assessing Secretary Clinton
"It was a standoff," [Secretary Clinton] told me, "for 24 difficult hours." - Old-Fashioned Diplomacy in the Twitter Age, by Susan B. Glasser WASHINGTON - "Head of State" aptly describes Hillary Rodham Clinton's power and position, an interview conducted in the days after a diplomatic crisis was averted. The quote at the very top is a perfect example of Pres. Obama's … [Read more...] about The Reviews Begin: Assessing Secretary Clinton
Hosni Mubarak Reported “Clinically Dead”
According to news reports out of Cairo, former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is "clinically dead" at the age of 84. The reports state that he suffered a stroke and cardiac arrest and was rushed to the hospital. News reports from the region can sometimes be inaccurate (indeed there are some reports denying this report but admitting the heart attack or stroke) but it … [Read more...] about Hosni Mubarak Reported “Clinically Dead”
President Obama’s Real ‘Kill List’
The New York Times piece on Obama's terrorist "kill list" got a lot of attention. It listed the names of those chosen for execution by CIA and Pentagon drones outside the conventional battlefield. The names not listed on the kill list are those innocents in other countries killed by the strikes. But they are dead all the same. The anti war protests have gone silent. Although I … [Read more...] about President Obama’s Real ‘Kill List’
Who Will Be the 3,000th American Soldier to Die in the Afghanistan War?
The announcement always starts this way, “DOD Identifies …” It is then followed by the name of the Military Service our latest warrior to die in Afghanistan served in. That is how the death of our 2,000th soldier in Afghanistan was officially announced to the nation. Simply: DOD Identifies Marine … [Read more...] about Who Will Be the 3,000th American Soldier to Die in the Afghanistan War?
Without A Vision A People, A Country, And A President Are Lost
Twenty years ago the largest gathering of world leaders in history came together in Rio de Janeiro to discuss how to address the world's environmental problems. At the same time in another Brazilian city, Sao Paulo, there was a huge trade show featuring green technologies that would both protect the environment and spawn economic changes that could be the basis of jobs, … [Read more...] about Without A Vision A People, A Country, And A President Are Lost
Student Loan Indebtedness Tradeoffs
Another Bloomberg article on the education bubble. This one by Richard Vedder, director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, and an economics professor at Ohio University. Vedder points out an incongruity about the economy and educational situation in the United States that has bothered me for years. U.S. employers complain that they can’t find enough … [Read more...] about Student Loan Indebtedness Tradeoffs