by David Safier Mike Bryan suggested I expand on yesterday’s post about the Bush administration’s War on Public Schools, using some of the information I later added in the Comments section. OK, Mike, here it is. As I wrote yesterday, the War on Public Schools began during the Reagan years, accelerated during Bush I, and … Read more
This Thursday at 6pm at the Shanty on 4th Avenue, Drinking Liberally’s special guest will be Brigadier General John Adams. The General recently retired from a distinguished career in the Army. His most recent duties included Deputy United States Military Representative to NATO’s military committee and Asst. Dept. Chief of Staff for Intelligence on the … Read more
by David Safier Here are some photos I took from the stands at the Open.
"The GOP has transformed the legal apparatus of the United States into an instrument of partisan force." – Scott Horton "Vote Machine: How Republicans hacked the Justice Department" (PDF) The GOP has been engaging in a cynical and deliberate attempt to use the justice system to punish their political enemies, justify and legitimate their systematic … Read more
by David Safier Let’s check in and see how Bush’s War on Public Education is going. Based on the news that the White House has begun scaling back the rules on No Child Left Behind, I’m going to guess, it isn’t going much better than Bush’s War on Terrorism. Here’s a little history, if you … Read more