The Todd Blog ― Rather than being a rational and pragmatic leader, Obama cowered to the reactionary elements of blind political divisiveness and further marginalized his own unique history to use Mrs. Sherrod's speech -- her whole speech -- and personal story as a ... (More)
The Todd Blog ― End of Capitalism Theory insists there are deeper explanations for why this crisis is so severe, widespread, and long-lasting. Here’s one explanation: The devastating quaking of the financial markets, and the lingering aftershocks we’re... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― Republicans have been lowering job-killing taxes for thirty years now, and the good jobs have all left. Republicans have been saving us from evil domestic spending, and our good infrastructure is now in decay. Republicans are trying to save us from... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― Occasionally, the truth does slip through. When it does, it is so bright and shiny, so refreshingly clean, that it smacks us in the face with a combination of admiration and awe. And in this case, it is even more astonishing because somebody’s... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― I have lovingly commissioned a wave of upgrades to our facilities in anticipation of this glorious new partnership between the firm and our new trainees. The Balls family servants have agreed, in return for running water in their living quarters, to... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― This new wave of modern media propaganda is a very direct example of the Huxleyan Warning which, in essence, is the idea that we are not controlled by big brother by his choice, but rather we allow big brother to control us by our choice. Of course... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― Well, Citibank in New York apparently feels the same way about one of their employees, ex-employees that is. The New York Daily News reports that Debrahlee Lorenzana is in fact, too sexy for these stuffy bankers. The curvaceous, 5’ 6”, 125 pound... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― ...the majority of the dialogue has been predictably shrill and alarmist; with a blatantly obvious leftist spin. It’s difficult to divine which one of the long litany of grievances is most annoying. Is it the class warfare propaganda leveled at the... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― It is precisely those times when the economy is roaring that the U.S. government should seek to cut back on spending. Heavy deficit spending, followed by a sensible and steady increase in the prime interest rate, is the best prescription for getting... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― Knowledge warfare takes time and effort, and liberals have too often lived up to the labels of laziness applied by the conservatives. A generation must now step forward who can take the debate straight into the teeth of conservatives. Failure in this... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― Ms. Rabinowitz represents an intellectual class that is bereft of intellectual ability. Her collaborators spent years pushing the democracy out of banks, mines, and oil rigs. Now, when all three have blown up in their faces, Ms. Rabinowitz and her... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― Focusing on a few Democratic presidents of the United States, we can build a pretty strong argument for changing times and the country’s acceptance of change and moral well being. Starting with the 32nd President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― It is in all of our interests to make sure our elected officials start serving our interests over corporate interests. If we allow the further monopolization of information, we are allowing the wealthy, the powerful and the corporate imperialists to... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― With Teva taking over such a large portion of the generic drug market, this could be a scary proposition for those who depend on affordable drugs for treating a variety medical conditions. The FDA, the federal administration responsible for... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― The domination of global agribusiness continues to spread throughout the world as agriculture is being taken over by American Agricultural Corporations who have the full backing and support of our taxpayer-funded military which continues to train... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― We just have to trust ourselves and our time-honored system; the Constitution is not broken, and has not been ignored or trampled. The document that our Founders used as a tool to establish our nation is a rugged thing of beauty that has grown better... (More)
The Daily Stringer ― If we continue to allow such a disproportionate number of poor and minority citizens to be locked up, released without rehabilitation, and locked up again, modern slavery will continue to thrive. Corporations will continue to exploit and use men and... (More)
The Todd Blog ― As a writer, I am often limited by the lack of hands-on human interaction to convey a story of real meaning and depth. To a large degree, I simply comment on the dastardly goings on of a corrupt and shallow system. Of course I also write of my tales... (More)
The Todd Blog ― Back at the seminary, I took my vows to uphold the righteous laws of man bestowed by that grand creature of our subconscious constructs. The processes of mapping the paths from our scenic beginning as single-celled miscreants in the slush of the... (More)
The Todd Blog ― Screaming, bellowing and exerting the trepidations of youthful reverie, I take the plunge into a full mutilation of the psyche. The spirit never seems to crash, or to fall, or to disseminate as I try going down and taking my crew with me. Ultimately... (More)
The Todd Blog ― While we indeed have many more options as far as diversity of information and rational ideological discourse is concerned, we are nonetheless still in a mode of reaction at all times. Despite the fact that critique from media outlets once without a... (More)
The Todd Blog ― The modern day outlaws of mining are a fearless group of miscreants of assorted nefarious pasts including stints as brilliant philosophers and academics and artists; all of them now drawn into the mine to distort their place on earth and bring them... (More)
The Todd Blog ― Through self-delusion and allusion and a daily course of teenage fucking -- the hard and pounding sport of fuck for amateurs -- with copious amounts of marijuana and LSD fueling the feelings of alienation, the course of events for the next ten years... (More)
The Todd Blog ― It is truly up to us if we are to ultimately reap the rewards and rights that the concept of Democracy can potentially afford us. Representative Democracy, in whatever economic schema it exists, is a wonderful and liberating concept if it is used to... (More)
The Todd Blog ― The corporate media mindset has spread to the internet, infecting many whose intentions are indeed humanistic though wholly self-defeating within a broader context of manufactured conflict within a very narrow intellectual perspective of the world at... (More)