Category Archives: US

Opiate of the Intelligentsia

This post is a coalescence of a discussion I had with my friend Nick over Facebook status updates. I thought it worthwhile to share the outcome of the discussion. Recently, Jon Stewart did his piece “I give up” on the fact that while the conservative political machine has been painting the public workers (like teachers

A side effect of moral waiver

As early as 2006, the US military started falling short on it’s recruitment numbers, but they made the target recruitment numbers and more. Obviously, with two wars to participate in, meeting this goal was imperative. But in doing so, they had to cut corners. The military started recruiting people with criminal backgrounds including murderers by

The emperor is naked and even he concedes it

The US has started its military offensive against Libya. Incidentally, the latter is an oil rich country ruled by a dictator who is not America’s puppet. Sound familiar? Hint: 1991 and 2003. In fact, the whole offensive has bipartisan support. So it’s fair to say that there are very few within the government (including the

Lincoln and Bush Jr.: what’s in common?

In one word: dubitatio. It is a rhetorical device in which the person starts with the impression of being helpless, not being able to speak well or articulate their points of interest. Lincoln used it brilliantly in his Cooper Union speech that made him an instant political star. He was politically a nobody when he