Category - Soapbox

Remember back when the Republicans made such a fuss over President Clinton's sexual act with another consenting adult? You'd expect these moral crusaders to be equally incensed with Mark Foley's graphic sexual conversations with underage boys...

Here's a documentary you won't see on American television anytime soon: The Power of Nightmares. It's long, but worth your time, as it explains very clearly how, over the course of the last fifty years, politicians have learned to use fear to unite...

What, exactly, did the President know before declaring war on Iraq? When, exactly, was the decision made to go to war with Iraq? Was Saddam in possession of weapons of mass destruction? And do the terrorists really hate us for our freedom? Keeping...

The Story: States are resisting a Federal "bird flu readiness" program that stipulates the purchase of billions of dollars worth of  Tamiflu vaccine. What the Press Doesn't Stress: Tamiflu has never been shown to be effective against bird...

The Story: President Bush vetoed federal funding for stem cell research. With a baby on his arm, the President said such research "crosses a moral boundary" and amounts to murder. What the Press Doesn't Stress: The embryos President Bush says he...

Here's a short, relatively easy-to-read article explaining why U.S. efforts to rebuild Iraq are doomed to failure.

A friend picks up his mother at the Jackson International Airport. As they walk to the car, she glances around nervously. "It's almost dark. Are you sure we can get to your house safely?" My friend is stunned by the question. "What?" "Your sister...

I know that, when I talk about the 2004 election being stolen, my friend roll their eyes and say, "That Mark. Next, he'll be wearing tin foil hats and talking with visiting aliens." But, as the MainStream Media begins to awaken from its six-year...