by Bernard Weiner, The Crisis Papers
Like a lot of progressives, I’ve been puzzling over the Tea Party phenomenon. Many on the left choose to believe that the hundreds and sometimes thousands who attend the group’s rallies are the same old extreme rightwingers who always have been around — usually content to remain isolated individuals [...]

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by Dave McGill
Thirty years ago, the system was broken. Today?…..
The High Court is out of touch.
The Justices sent out a clear signal on Tuesday that they are ready to overturn local gun control ordinances and extend gun rights nationwide.

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by Khalid Baig
The promoters of nude body scanners have used one argument that they consider to be bullet-proof. It is all about saving lives, they assure us. The news reports that accompanied the announcement of their sudden and universal installation reported passengers accepting the scanners because what they gave up in modesty they got back [...]

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by Dave McGill
Two of the president’s main objectives, mentioned during the pageant called the State-of-the-Union speech, were to reduce the deficits and to bring down unemployment. If he can do both at the same time he will truly be a miracle worker.

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by Bernard Weiner – The Crisis Papers
Sometimes when I’m on a photo shoot, I change my camera focus to close-up, which puts me just inches, say, from the inside of a flower. I can spend much time in-tight like that, marveling at the complexities of a leaf, pistil, stamen, occasionally even a bumblebee inside stuffing [...]

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