Author Archives: refugeefromreason

The following op-ed article was in The New York Times this morning, lest we not forget what this day is about: “AMERICA remembers the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a national champion of civil rights. But he was … Continue reading →

To paraphrase Ernest Thayer: “Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in … Continue reading →

To paraphrase Ernest Thayer: “Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout; But there is no joy in … Continue reading →

  I am so tired of the Right Wing slamming the National Health Care Act and Medicare. It is not “Obamacare,” as that bitch Bachmann tagged it: It is National Health Care. This is a heartless, dogmatic and borderline evil … Continue reading →

It is my birthday, a year from 7 decades. I don’t announce that, nor did I discuss earlier to at least tacitly solicit congratulatory notes. It is simple to me: I am so surprised to have reached this age. Over … Continue reading →