On top of the reporting about one of the 5 most powerful earthquakes in recorded history, which has resulted in over 10,000 deaths and massive disruption in Japan, as well as Tsunamis that swept the pacific, we seem to be focusing on the nuclear power plants. Obviously there is a concern, and in relation...
Is It Really Socialist To Be Anti-Immigration?
Not necessarily. You could be anti-immigration for racist reasons, or out of “cultural-erosion” fears. Or, if you believe most immigrants are non-working, non-consuming entities who will somehow place a cost on the system, you could believe that free enterprise needs the support of the powerful state to control market conditions. But otherwise, yeah....
Red Dead Redemption: The Game I’ve Been Waiting To Play Since I Was Six
Well, at least since 1975, when I first played “Gun Fight.” It wasn’t the first video-game I played. I played the original Space War at Magic Mountain, and of course Pong. But others may feel nostalgic about those games, or Pac Man, Asteroids, Space Invaders, or even Centipede. But the first time I played...
Arizona Governor: F*ck the Police!
Okay, I’m paraphrasing a bit. But here she is: Think about it. If you’re a police officer, you are constantly making difficult judgments. Yes, you have to enforce the law, but you only have a certain amount of time, and every infraction you address means a dozen others that will escape notice. Of course...
Roger Ebert Returns to his “Games cannot be high art” theme
Once again, Roger Ebert has returned to his statement that “games could not be art.” Since he originally made that statement, he realized it was indefensible, adding that what he should have said was: “could not be high art, as I understand it.” Of course that statement is very easy to defend, given the...
What About the Pope?
There is a big discussion going on about whether the Pope should be held responsible for a certain pedophile priest. Apparently the (not-pope-at-the-time) knew something, had some administrative responsibility, and took some kind of action. I don’t think we really know what he knew, when he knew it, or whether what he did constitutes...