Unqualified Offerings

By Thoreau
Look, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is a head of state, so I assume that at some point she’s authorized the use of violence against somebody somewhere, but Tawakul Karman is, as far as I can tell, a Yemeni who has not ordered a single drone strike on anybody.  I’ll bet you that she doesn’t even approve [...]

By Thoreau
It is often said that roughly half the country pays no federal income tax.  Leaving aside the issue of whether that’s 50% of  workers, 50% of working-age people, or other statistical factors that need to be addressed to determine the accuracy of that statement, there’s also a basic accounting issue:  The workers in question [...]

By Thoreau
Glenn Greenwald points out that for the past couple days every Serious person in business and journalism has failed America’s children by lauding the virtues of an unrepentant drug user.  This sets a horrible example for The Children and must not be tolerated.  I trust that the DEA will take a break from raiding [...]