Obama’s Venezuelan Challenge
There is no shortage of foreign policy challenges for Barack Obama as he prepares to take office in a few short weeks. And over the next few months, you’re likely ...
Obama’s Progressive Street Cred
The selection of Rick Warren for the invocation at Barack Obama’s inauguration is troubling, to say the least. Many progressives are rightly outraged at the selection of a man who ...
A Former First Lady & A Guy Named Tim
With his announcement of the national security team yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama materially completed his cabinet and White House staff. There are of course more appointments to be made, and ...
A Police Officer’s View on Drugs
For 28 years, I served as a member of the Vancouver Police Department, and spent most of that time at the street level, in and around Vancouver's poorest area commonly ...
What Today Means
Today is not just about voting Barack Obama into office. It's like a national colon cleansing. Today, hopefully, we will vote to restore the rule of law and the Constitution ...
Mumbai Misperceptions: War is Not Imminent
Following the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, we repeatedly heard two messages. One, these attacks were India’s 9/11, and two, war between India... [More]
Che and Evo: ¡Hasta La Victoria Siempre!
As the wide scale release date for Steven Soderbergh’s new film, Che, starring Benicio del Toro as Ernesto “Che” Guevara, draws near, the... [More]
Arab Fiats: Islamicism is the New Communism
While many in the Western world cower in fear of radical Islamic terrorists and the Arab World in general, many of our fears are completely baseless. The... [More]
Lone Star Rumblings: So Goes the Party
Top to bottom, the GOP in Texas seems to be foundering in a sea of disillusionment and infighting. Not just nationally, but in the Lone Star State as well,... [More]
Israel: Nuclear Implications of Corruption?
The proliferation of nuclear weapons and the increasing risk of global catastrophe have been on the minds of all western nations since the end of the Cold... [More]
Robert Gates: Beyond Politics
Hacking off the people that got you elected is a dubious way of beginning a presidency. Why on earth then would President-elect Obama draw the ire of some Democrats by keeping... [More]
House of Cards: The Plastic Conundrum
A new batch of rules was put into place by the Office of Thrift Supervision (an agency of the U.S. Treasury) Thursday to help protect consumers from the poor practices of... [More]
Car Trouble? Let’s Bail
With the struggling auto industry predicting its own demise, there has been resistance by some Republicans on Capitol Hill to bail them out. And for those of us who haven’t... [More]
I Bought Nothing Today
I take that back. I spent $1.85 on a cup of coffee from Great Harvest Bread Company, but it wasn’t even that good. The irony of our financial crisis is that we are being... [More]
Obama’s New Economic Team
The leaders of President-elect Obama’s all-important economic team are now in place. He’s actually found a place for two of the Treasury Secretary candidates that... [More]
Roland Burris appears to be the one to fill Barack Obama’s sexy, well-toned shoes. Maybe. With Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich... [More] In 1962, Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring was published. It influenced a generation and for many it marked the beginning of the... [More] Inspired by the historical 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, Demockracy has decided to launch its First Annual Essay Contest. In addition... [More] When the highlights of the last few weeks are wiretaps, profanity, political dynasties, and invocation speakers, you know you’re... [More]
