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“We wait. We are bored. (He throws up his hand.) No, don’t protest, we are bored to death, there’s no denying it. Good. A diversion comes along and what do we do? We let it go to waste… In an instant all will vanish and we’ll be alone once more, in the midst of nothingness!”
– Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
According to author James Stewart, lying is a national crisis. This undermines “the ideals of fair play, integrity, and trust to which people of goodwill everywhere aspire,” according to the author, and he’s made a good career out of speaking on this to Continue Reading
Minnesota will vote in November 2012 on constitutional amendment that will forever ban same-sex marriage in this state. If approved, it will join a few other seemingly random scribblings at the end of our constitution such as the authorization to pay a bonus to Persian Gulf War veterans and a fu Continue Reading
Stop for a moment and look around you. In front of your nose might be the aroma coffee from Sumatra steaming inside a mug made in China. The table you are sitting at may be from South America or Canada. Your clothes could be made of Egyptian cotton. What do all of these things have in common, other than your life? Nearly all of them spent some time Continue Reading
“I have this nagging suspicion that our manufacturing problems are not really problems at all, but rather a symptom of a dysfunctional relationship with dirt.”
The deadline to raise the federal debt ceiling came and went without anything happening. Some say that this is proof that it was never a real issue to start with. Is it possible that they are right?
When is unemployment more than just the lack of a job? The term “Structural Unemployment” has started to gain prominence in the news for the first time since the 1980s, and it means a lot more than the lack of work. It refers to a lack of appropriate skills among many of the labor pool that makes m Continue Reading
Are we finally starting to see some good economic news? That’s always a hard question to answer, especially as legislatures across the USofA fight over some really lousy budget projections that require tough action. But most people will agree that what matters most right now are jobs, and that may finally be looking up. The reason is a simple one – those who are employed Continue Reading
The death of bin Laden may be nothing more than closure to an era for the USofA. However, there are some signs that this could be a new era for our politics that is desperately needed. There is at least a chance that this could be the injection of stark reality that we have needed for some time, a Continue Reading
When the ticker ran across the screen announcing the death of Osama bin Laden, I didn’t know what to think at first. It wasn’t too long before I decided that what I wanted more than anything was to see how the rest of the world was reacting – not online, but in person. I went up to the neighborhood bar to watch the news and have a quick drink.