Game the World

There have been a number of commentators comparing Liberal thought to Cargo Cults, the mistaking of the trappings of a condition for the c...

Supposing that President Obama were to attempt another item on his legislative agenda, a big if considering his current cellar dwelling ...

Writing is one of those things that you either talk about doing or actually do. I have written in the past, both on this blog and in the ful...

During the course of expanding the Hobbit to three movies, Peter Jackson is drawing from various appendices and histories. As a fan who has ...

This year I have resolved to exercise more. I had been on a calisthenics program that was working well for me (I was doing honest to God pus...

A question that friends of mine could not answer regarding the housing bubble was why weren't the banks in question so avariciously pred...

I have been a fan of Cyberpunk sci-fi since I first read William Gibson's Neuromancer on the advice of a friend back in 1990. Back then...

Heard a new sound bite from Jerry Brown. He claims that he won't raise taxes without voter approval. That's the dodge he used when h...

I wrote earlier that ads are running against Meg Whitman for not voting for nearly three decades. I saw the ad again this morning and caugh...

Debates about Abby Sunderland's attempt to sail around the world has started debates all around that same planet. Heck, it is starting ...

Just when we thought is was over, commercials are coming on TV for the November gubernatorial election. The one I have seen the most so far ...

I passed a car with a bumper sticker calling for the repeal of Prop. 13. First time I had ever seen one like that, probably because almost e...

It is really hard to know what exactly is ironic, but this situation would be if it happens. Imagine: a Category 5 hurricane is barreling do...