The past several decades have seen a general decline in the number of eligible voters interested in participating in the American electoral process. Reasons for the seeming increase in citizen apathy are manifold: disenchantment with politics, nonchalance with (non-importance of) social concerns outside of one’s immediate environment, laziness promoted by an entertainment-centric culture. [...]
Last month, I finished an eager reading of Oil! by Upton Sinclair. I absolutely loved it, to the point where I couldn’t bear to sit through There Will Be Blood. My father took it from me the day I finished, himself eager to read because of my rave review. He didn’t enjoy it quite as [...]
In the upcoming election season, energy policy will be a major point of debate between John McCain and Barack Obama. Legislative support for increased ethanol production, thus reducing our dependence on (foreign) oil and contributing to a healthier environment, will certainly be a key component of both platforms. What matters most, however, is [...]
Every day, terabytes of data are added to the Internet. With the availability of relatively cheap bandwidth, we’ve been able to create streaming, high definition video. We’ve been able to produce sites that host any video you want to upload. We’ve successfully removed the need for physical discs to store our music and movies. But [...]
Steve Boriss hits on a whole lot of truth in his latest post. The lede is that while U.S. media outlets continue to be threatened by the emergence of blogs, the U.K. media has no such problem? There are surely a number of reasons for this, but I think that in the end it boils [...]
In this current Supreme Court, you’d expect many rulings to favor corporate interests, especially when lawsuits are involved. For at least one day, though, they ruled in favor of the consumer and their ability to file suit collectively against a company. On Tuesday, an appeal brought by T-Mobile was rejected. The case involved binding arbitration, [...]
As we stand at the end of a political era, impatiently suffering the neglect for the ideals which form the basis for our shared vision as Americans, we find ourselves optimistic despite grave challenges. In a few months we will have the opportunity to begin plotting a new path for this nation. We are [...]
Impatient Sufferance is here, as much as anything, to rethink the Democratic Party. We hope that our conversation here will lead us towards a new party platform, more in line with the American Axiom, that common foundation of beliefs on which the nation was founded.
As we examine the world around us we are hoping to [...]
After taking the weekend off to relax at a few Yankees games we are back, Impatient Sufferers. What better way to return than with news of another example of the trendiest economic phenomenon of them all, the Bush Boom?
Today we look at how contractors are benefiting from the collapse in the housing market. Fuel costs [...]
Many artists work very hard for little to no monetary compensation. Some succeed and make vast profits but the majority never make it that far. Those whose art sells deserve financial compensation.
Who is really stealing from the artist though? Is it the college student downloading an album? While, there certainly is limited moral grounds for [...]