Posted in Congressional Fail Number Nth Corporate Oligarchy Information Age Rule of Law

Megaupload Take-Down, Copyright and IP, and Why SOPA / PIPA Are Still Bad Law

There has been much in the news the past few days on the take-down of Megaupload. The US government dropped a nuclear bomb on “cyberlocker”…

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Posted in Ethics and Morals in Society It's OK If You're a Republican Know Nothing and Militant Ignorance

Newt’s Lapses? “What About Obama’s Lapses”

I read where someone had the temerity, at a town hall meeting in South Carolina, to question Newt’s moral lapses. Question: My question to you,…

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Posted in Constitution, Bill of Rights Information Age Letters to Congress Rule of Law

Senate PIPA (In the House SOPA) Bill, and The Total Corruption of Congress by Lobbyist Money

I just used the option provided today on the web site DailyKos to send email to my Indiana Senators, Lugar and Coats, protesting the Protect…

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Posted in Failure of American Journalism It's OK If You're a Republican Know Nothing and Militant Ignorance Republican GOPosaur Party

Post-Truth American Elections

Professor Krugman, in a recent column in the New York Times, points out what finally may be seeping into the consciousness of many Americans at…

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Posted in Corporate Oligarchy Corporate Welfare Ethics and Morals in Society It's OK If You're a Republican Republican GOPosaur Party

Mitt Romney and Bain Capital Corporate Vulture Capitalism, Brought to You by Newt Super Pac

Well, it is sort of stunning to see what is one of the most effective, devastating political ads / movies in decades, not because it…

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