Stephen Colbert is a guest columnist for Maureen Dowd at the NY Times. He provides his usual stance, focusing on the upcoming Presidential Election. On running for president: “Our nation is at a Fork in the Road. Some say we should go Left; some say go Right. I say, “Doesn’t this thing have a reverse […]

As a follow up to Brother Greg’s post on the border security broohaha: globeandmail.com: Porous border offers terrorists easy route into U.S., Congress told “With the exception of the U.S., there are more international terrorist organizations active in Canada than anywhere else in the world,” Senator Ken Salazar, a Colorado Democrat, said after hearing how […]

“The only terrorist most Americans will ever encounter is a policeman with a badge, nightstick, mace and Taser. “ – Paul Craig Roberts, “America’s Police Brutality Pandemic” Paul Craig Roberts is one cranky old conservative and that’s a good thing because when someone like him writes something like that it can’t be immediately dismissed by […]

An Opportunity for Wall St. in China’s Surveillance Boom – New York Times “Terence Yap, the vice chairman and chief financial officer of China Security and Surveillance Technology, said his company’s software made it possible for security cameras to count the number of people in crosswalks and alert the police if a crowd forms at […]

10 Zen Monkeys interviews Ed Rosenthal, Marijuana Grower/Author/Activist. The interview focuses on the bizarre legal situation he is in. Deputized by the City of Oakland to grow medical marijuana, Ed was later federally charged and was not allowed to to use his connection to the city of Oakland in his defense. Ed Rosenthal: Big Man […]

“Just tell your readers that you have a source who knows a lot about the Republican party from long experience, that he knows all the key movers and shakers, and he has a bit of advice: People should not vote for any Republican, because they’re dangerous, dishonest and self-serving. While I once believed that Governor […]