» Next Entries
July 2003
The Archives
-
Should Pres. Dubya resign?
07.11.03 | Permalink | 5 CommentsPresidential candidate, former Vermont governor and physician Howard Dean called for the immediate resignation of all White House officials who knew that Bush’s State of the Union address calling for war in Iraq contained lies. You can sign a petition at his website to that effect.
-
Yippee! It’s time for camp!
07.09.03 | Permalink | 2 CommentsSon, this year we’re going to make a man out of you. You’re going to Vacation Bible Gun Camp. From the good folks at Landover Baptist Church.
-
But who comes after the ironist?
07.09.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on But who comes after the ironist?A friend just presented me with a follow-up question to this entry: But who should Loki become? I’m reminded of Nietzsche despising the “last men,” who come before his fabled ubermensch. (Dewey –contra Nietzsche– would call them the only men worth keeping around.) The image of the arch also comes to mind. Without irony’s purposeful […]
-
On the failure of Redemptive Truth™
A gem from ironist Richard Rorty: The question, “Do you believe in truth or are you one of those frivolous postmodernists?” is often the first one that journalists ask intellectuals whom they are assigned to interview. That question now plays the role previously played by the question “Do you believe in God, or are you […]
-
Ideas for Constitutional amendments (cont.)
07.07.03 | Permalink | Comments Off on Ideas for Constitutional amendments (cont.)Amendment XXXI Section 1. Congress shall balance the national budget each year, except in times of national emergency as declared by the President. Section 2. Congress may separately apportion funds for use in times of national emergency. Amendment XXXII Section 1. Justices of the Supreme Court shall serve terms of ten years. Section 2. No […]
-
Ideas for Constitutional amendments
07.05.03 | Permalink | 7 CommentsI’ve been cooking up some ideas for amendments to the US Constitution. Here’s three on the economic end of things. Please comment. I’ll make changes accordingly. Amendment XXIII Section 1. The right to health care shall not be violated. Section 2. Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Amendment XXIX […]
» Next Entries
