The Delusional Is No Longer Marginal.

Theology Asserts Propositions That Cannot Be Proven True; Ideologues Hold Stoutly To A Worldview Despite Being Contradicted By What Is Generally Accepted As Reality. When Ideology And Theology Couple, Their Offspring Are Not Always Bad But They Are Always Blind. And There Is The Danger: Voters And Politicians Alike, Oblivious To The Facts.

I'm The Front Man, I'm The Man On Camera, But There's A Whole Team Beyond Me.

In One Way Or Another, This Is The Oldest Story In America: The Struggle To Determine Whether “we, The People” Is A Moral Compact Embedded In A Political Contract Or Merely A Charade Masquerading As Piety And Manipulated By The Powerful And Privileged To Sustain Their Own Way Of Life At The Expense Of Others.

Journalism's Been A Continuing Course In Adult Education For Me.

Now Barack Obama, Who Campaigned For Transparency, Is The President Defending Secret Negotiations On New Trade Agreements That Are Largely Being Written By Corporate Lawyers And Lobbyists. He Would Give Corporations The Key To The Treasury While He Gets The Authority To Fast Track Another Hammering Of Working People And The Environment. Yet The Only People Who Get A Real Tongue-lashing From This President's White House Are Progressives Around Town Who Dare To Call Him On The Carpet For Abandoning His Promises.