BurningbirdSteve Himmer talks about expressing his political viewpoints, especially after a gubernatorial debate: It also makes me wonder, though, with all of the hegemonic masculinities and femininities and political opinions we encounter everyday, how many of us actually agree with the party line–with any party line–and how many of us are just too tired or too lazy […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Senator Paul Wellstone and his wife and daughter and three staff members and two pilots died in a plane crash today. Their deaths are horribly tragic and my sympathies go out to their families and friends. But in these times, the loss is made doubly worse when you realize Senator Wellstone was […]
In addition to donations to help Chris’ friend, Rick, you can also help the Australian victims of the Bali explosions by donating to the Australian Red Cross. This same money will also be used to help with recovery efforts in Bali itself. I know there was an issue with the Red Cross in regards to their handling of […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I listened to the President’s speech on Iraq last night. I’m not surprised at the familiar refrain of Saddam Hussein being an evil man, nor was I surprised about the tie-in with September 11th. There was a strongly inconsistent message in the President’s speech that I’m a bit surprised no one seems […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Today, President Bush will address the nation with his rationale for a pre-emptive strike against Iraq. I would say that if the increase in noise of this issue is anything to go by, I expect to see a strike sooner rather than later. And I still don’t understand the frenzy […]