With the possible exception of highways, the federal program that most directly affects the vast majority of Americans is Social Security, so in a rational world we’d all have a pretty good understanding of it. Yet from discussions I’ve seen … Continue reading
Stephen Colbert has fun: The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive (This is from back in January, but it’s still funny.) by … Continue reading
In recent years Finland has scored at or near the top of the world in terms of educating young people (and in many other measures of the quality of life, in fact). One reason is that teachers are revered in … Continue reading
The Daily Show‘s John Oliver makes a funny but valid point: Rick Santorum tends to blurt out what he really means, whereas other Republicans candidates have figured out how to avoid doing that. The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full … Continue reading
With the Supreme Court currently taking up the Affordable Care Act, the news media are talking about the individual mandate, typically describing it, incorrectly, as a requirement that all Americans (or “almost all”) have health insurance. This understandably leads people … Continue reading
Purists might object, but I like it: by … Continue reading
Three thoughts: This guy deserves a ticket for shooting video while he’s driving. He also deserves I don’t know what for holding his charming wife up to public ridicule on YouTube. One should not take this (or the famous Miss … Continue reading
It’s surprising how rarely I’m actually asked to produce a photo ID aside from when I catch a flight or rent a car. Even my bank now uses my ATM card and PIN as identification. In fact, a lot of … Continue reading
Warning: Indelicate language. by … Continue reading
The original Flesh Gordon was a 1974 soft-core Flash Gordon parody with not-so-great acting and a not-so-great script, but the production values were surprisingly high for a naughty movie, with decent sets and a fair amount of Harryhausen-style stop-motion animation. … Continue reading