Interesting documentary: They say Buddhism is the only atheistic world religion. That may be true, but lots of supernatural, metaphysic, and eschatological nonsense has accreted to Buddha’s core message across the centuries of cultural evolution. Despite the many cultural accretions, there is something admirably ingenious about Buddhism’s fundamental reframing of the issue of death in … Read more

Lawrence Korb is one of America’s foremost military logistical thinkers. He authored a top to bottom force review emphasizing progressive defense goals and significant cost savings, which is itself a great tutorial on the American force structure and capabilities. He has also been a consistent and credible critic of the Bush Adminsitration’s National Security Strategy … Read more

Link: Sign the American Freedom Pledge It’s about time someone who wants to lead this nation stood up unequivocally for strict adherence the Constitution in the face of terror. No mincing words, no compromises with stupidity and evil, no ignoring the turd this Administration has smeared on our most treasured document. Too bad it wasn’t … Read more

UPDATE 10/31: The survey is now closed. Results will be posted when available. Periodically, I like to take a moment to get to know my readers a little better. It helps to understand what you like to read and why you come to my humble little blog. Plus, I can sell the data to the … Read more

Link: GOP congressmen quit because of five-day work week. So far, 9 GOP Congressmen have announced their intent to retire. Many are privately citing the rigors of the Democratic Congress’ new 5 day a week work schedule as being a decisive factor in that decision not to seek re-election. Said Ray LaHood (R – IL): … Read more

"I have a great idea! Let’s not have any more elections. That way, we don’t have to worry about voting machines, counting the votes correctly. Instead, let’s set a closing date for raising money and the candidate with the most money is simply declared the winner. The money – the tons of money raised to … Read more