How words are used can be crucial
to understanding and misunder
standing the world around us. The media lexicon is saturated with certain buzz phrases. They’re popular — but what do they mean?
“The use of words is to express ideas...
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26 January 2003
Freep Hero: Nancy Talanian and the Bill of Rights Defense Committee
Just before Christmas, Oakland, CA became the 20th municipality in the U.S. to pass a resolution prohibiting its employees from cooperating with...
Just before Christmas, Oakland, CA became the 20th municipality in the U.S. to pass a resolution prohibiting its employees from cooperating with...
26 January 2003
As we go to press, the Bush
administration ordered its
predictable post-Christmas call-up of U.S. troops. President George W. Bush is busy resurrecting the discredited doctrine of “preventative” war to justify an attack on Iraq. “...
23 January 2003
AUSTIN, Texas -- Did you hear the Bush administration finally
found a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda? They both have the letter Q.
The evil, evil Q. (Not original with me, making the rounds.)
Some...
Some...
21 January 2003
To: Washington's most powerful people
OK, let's review the main points.
A basic PR problem remains. While you're in a hurry to launch an all-out war on Iraq, the main obstacle is that a large majority of...
OK, let's review the main points.
A basic PR problem remains. While you're in a hurry to launch an all-out war on Iraq, the main obstacle is that a large majority of...
20 January 2003
AUSTIN, Texas -- Bet you if I had a nickel for every time
someone has started an article or a speech in past five years by saying,
"The nation's health care system is facing a crisis," or, "Our health care
system is falling...