News & Politics

(or How I Came to Prefer the Bomb) With reports and hype currently abounding regarding Japanese nuclear plants endangered by recent (and continuing) earthquakes, perhaps it is time to take a look at the truth about the state of nuclear power in the world today.

Why is politics so mind bogglingly complicated? You often hear conversation  about the host of complex problems we face today and that these issues cannot...

Chickens have come home to roost, or rather buzzards picking over the carcass of the dead. One of the "founders" of Huffington Post has come back to blog. Andrew Breitbart.

You can now access all the past editions of The Daily Planet on the green Category bar on the top of each page under the heading Planet POV.

Too often when surfing the internet and visiting various blogs and other meeting sites, I read comments from ALL sides of the political divide, ...

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, March 14, 2011.

THE GREAT AMERICAN CON Confessions of a Republican Con Man Congratulations! You have been cast in the Republican remake of the classic movie, The Sting. We’ve...

Sometimes, living abroad has its advantages, even in the age of the Internet. For example, I'm probably the only American in the world who doesn't...

Smedley Butler Crusader, Contrarian, Curmudgeon I see a lot of people laying the blame for the events in Wisconsin at the feet of the voters...

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Saturday, March 12, 2011.