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Is America the Spain of the 21st Century?

By Tom Kando Okay, so August 2 is approaching - Armageddon. Washington fails to raise the debt ceiling. America defaults. It’s the end of Am...

Facts to Make you Angry

By Tom Kando Inequality is progressing as rapidly as ever, and our reaction to this is as misguided as ever: 1. We learn now that median pay...

What is more important: a crotch shot, or the global economy?

By Tom Kando The titillation du jour is New York Congressman Anthony Weiner’s “sex scandal.” Comedians (Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, etc.) are ha...

How Can We Best Support Our Troops?

by Tom Kando The news (E.g. the Sacramento Bee and the Washington Post , May 31, 2011) told us again today what most moderately well-informe...

The American Devolution

by Tom Kando A hot debate in California at this time is whether or not to build the high-speed rail. Voters approved $10 billion for this in...

Who is Guilty - Dominique Strauss-Kahn or American Criminal Justice?

By Tom Kando Fresh back from vacation, I can’t resist weighing in on the fascinating debate triggered by Madeleine’s post “ The DSK Affair ....