These Aren’t Really Funny

But they sure are brutal, mostly accurate, pointed jabs at our current leadership. Following in the footsteps of Oliphant, Doonesbury, etc., the Political Strikes political cartoon site, pokes a sharp stick at the follies of modern US government policies and actions. Utilizing a fresh approach of adding irreverent captions to photos …

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.
Alfred North Whitehead, Science and the Modern World

Have you ever considered the world-view of an 18 year old entering college this fall? Take a look at the Mindset List compiled for the use of the faculty and staff of Beloit College. The Beloit Wisconsin liberal arts school started preparing the lists 5 years ago to aid the professors …

Cue Elvis Costello: No, don’t ask me to apologize. I won’t ask you to forgive me …

Like many folks, the thing that got to me the most was the jumpers. Once I realized that’s what I was seeing on TV, I didn’t watch as closely, and whenever footage came on that I believed …

From the Dept. of Homeland Irreverance comes a set of anti-terrorism posters, but with a twist.

This interview, courtesy of Tom over at Fort Boise, is a moving look at the power of love, in the context of 9/11.

Regardless of how you feel about invading Iraq, the absolute failure (a US aircraft carrier was (virtually) sunk!! and that’s only the beginning … ) of US forces in a mock attack against Iraq, described in the following article, should give one pause:

Iraqis Devastate US in War Games