American Pie
Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
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Eyes Wide Shut
A New York City doctor, who is married to an art curator, pushes himself on a harrowing and dangerous night-long odyssey of sexual and moral discovery after his wife admits that she once almost cheated on him.
Read moreFinding Forrester
An afro-american teen writing prodigy finds a mentor in a reclusive author.
Read moreNew Business Speak
I have mostly refrained from posting here about my work, as it tends to get bloggers in trouble, but I just could not pass on posting something about a quote from a senior vice-president of the company.
Read moreTorture Is Us
The U.S. media is filled with heartwarming stories about the alleged global spread of Western-style democracy, but in much of the rest of the world?including particularly the Arab world?the image of America is that of a torturer.
Read moreStimulating Legislative Agendas
The Supreme Court has left intact a critical Alabama state law which bans the foulest form of evil in the modern world.
Read moreI Weep for America’s Lost Honor
I’ve written before about how I cannot believe that, in America, we are even having a discussion about the nuances of the legal issues surrounding torture. I am sickened and saddened that America’s values now allow this sort of thing. This is not about protecting America, its about a bunch of sick, arrogant aristocrats exercising their sadomasochistic urges under the guise of “protecting the homeland.”
Read moreI Weep for America's Lost Honor
I’ve written before about how I cannot believe that, in America, we are even having a discussion about the nuances of the legal issues surrounding torture. I am sickened and saddened that America’s values now allow this sort of thing. This is not about protecting America, its about a bunch of sick, arrogant aristocrats exercising their sadomasochistic urges under the guise of “protecting the homeland.”
Read moreA Great Gift
Sometimes something really wonderful happens on a day that’s otherwise pretty “blah.”
Read moreBonuses For Bilking
Apparently the multi-billion-dollar no-bid contracts weren’t enough. Reuters reports that the U.S. Army has decided to award a Halliburton subsidiary $9.4 million in bonus payments for its work in Kuwait and Afghanistan, and plans to assess more projects for “bonuses that could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars.”
Read moreAnother Letter To Sen. Nelson
February 22, 2005 Hon. Bill Nelson United States Senate 716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Nelson:
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