Can You Say Apocalypse?

The fetish word of authority is a fear-inspiring doctrine, the most terrible of all tyrants which enslave men. A doctrinal fetish will lead people to betray themselves into the clutches of bigotry, fanaticism, superstition, intolerance, and the most atrocious of barbarous cruelties. —The Urantia Papers IT’S A QUAINT BUT POPULAR NOTION for some Americans to say they hate the idea …

Bush Would Volunteer For War If He Were Younger And Unemployed

In a March 13th videoconference call, President Bush surprised U.S. military and civilian personnel as well as recently returning veterans of the Afghanistan War with his wistful responses. “I must say, I’m a little envious,” Bush said. “If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines …

A Selective Look at Breaking News. . .

Mmmmm. Let’s see.   • Oliver North is still a free man, as is Bush Senior, and Junior. • Several thousand little ones are making their way through warm canals, headed for the light of their first day. • Billions upon billions of waves are breaking their way onshore. • New fires are being set in the Amazon.   • …

Another Bush Torture Architect Resigns

“Those who are earnest die not; the thoughtless are dead already. Blessed are they who have insight into the deathless state. Those who torture the living will hardly find happiness after death.” —The Urantia Book Pentagon General Counsel Resigns by ROSS TUTTLE [posted online at The Nation on February 26, 2008] William J. Haynes, the Pentagon’s chief legal officer and …

Dick

TRAITOR Dick Belated apologies to Dick Bain, and all other Dicks everywhere. Everyone named Dick should not have to be identified with war criminal Dick Cheney. Henceforth this portrait will be known as “TRAITOR Dick.” My apologies for any unintentional smearing of your good name; same goes for all the other swinging Dicks out there.

Requiem For a Heavy Weight

I’m not worried. . . I’m not worried at all; I’m not worried at all; I’m not worried at all. . . I don’t worry. . . I’m not worried at all; I’m not worried at all; I’m not worried at all. . . I’m not worried at all; I’m not worried at all; I’m not worried at all. . …