I was just reading Richard Cullen’s piece on the lack of popular anti-war music and I think he’s missing something.
Music, say some sociologists, is just one manifestation of a more fundamental trend. Opposition to the Iraq war, which commands strong majorities in the polls, has not produced mass marches on the Pentagon or shut down [...]
“Beware of rashness, but with energy, and sleepless vigilance, go forward and give us victories”
- Abraham Lincoln
Winning is something we obviously value in America. Look at our popular culture’s fascination with competitive sports or our movies. We love winners. We love winning. None of this second place nonsense, we want our favorite athletes [...]
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, cell phones have become an integral part of life for most Americans. As of June 2007, we had 243.4 million wireless accounts active in the U.S., representing an 81 percent penetration rate. We send 28.8 billion text messages monthly, and have spent a grand total of 1.95 trillion minutes on [...]
There have been many who have said they wished the Democrats would show a little spine. The truth is that the backbone is the reason I vote for Democrats. I see the party as a skeleton. We are its muscles. Our power is what holds up the Democratic party and we decide which direction it [...]