John Stossel recently took a break from denying global warming and encouraging you to marry your cousin in order to air a 20/20 segment that questioned whether young people are smart enough to vote. He …
Posts by Dan Schreiber:
Pages for Pennies
Book lovers and prisoner rehabilitation lovers can combine their interests today through Sunday at the Books to Prisoners “Pages for Pennies” book sale at the Independent Media Center in downtown Urbana. Books to Prisoners is …
Obama Doesn’t Flinch
As much as I try to dampen my enthusiasm during this election, I’ve somehow let myself become a super-partisan. I guess it’s because I’ve complained about weasely Democrats not standing up for their values over …
McCain’s Next Move
Whenever John McCain is feeling ignored or down in the dumps (or polls), he gives himself a little pick-me-up with a stunt of some kind. He nominated Sarah Palin when Barack Obama was getting all …
The End of Suburbia?
Feeling uneasy of late? Like the American way of life is about to come crashing down like a house of cards because the world is running out of oil? If you are seeking some confirmation …
The Big Palin Debate
The Big Palin Debate is tonight. Yes, there will also be some other guy named Biden there, but come on, nobody cares about him. And it turns out that nobody cared about last week’s presidential …
Why the World Should Be Ruled by Robotic Overlords
Economic meltdowns. Global climate change. Preemptive war. The energy crisis. It is time we face the obvious but unpleasant truth — humans are no more fit to run the world than children are fit to …
Born Again Reality Creation
With George W. Bush leaving office, and his approval rating now primarily made up of family and friends, we may soon be forced to return to the drudgery of fact-based reality. Without Bush around, our …
The More or Less Seven Social Sins
Commandments, like best movies and most wanted fugitives, come in batches of ten. Deadly Sins, like wonders of the world and highly effective habits, come in batches of seven. This makes sins and commandments somewhat …
The Hypocrisy Parade
John McCain’s pick of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for Vice President depresses me. I’m not depressed because Republicans now think the election is over, since it was a brilliant and game-changing pick. And it isn’t …