Respected business leader Wayne Calloway once remarked that “[n]othing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map”. Over the last several years it appears that Wells Fargo has not … Continued
Culture
Fear & Faith in Two Thousand Eight
Last week I received a letter from my friend Jonathon asking for money. He had been laid off from his job with a major consulting firm and after spending a few weeks looking for work, decided that he needed to … Continued
Britain’s New Immigration Minister Tries Tough & Fair
If you’ve ever read an issue of Searchlight magazine, you will know all about the British Nationalist Party and their disgusting campaign against non-Britons. If you haven’t heard of the British Nationalist Party I can sum them up for you … Continued
My Little Princess
Well, it’s here. Fall is in the the air and with it Halloween. Hardly a soul is exempt from participating in one way or another. At the very least you will be forced to leave your couch about a hundred … Continued
Sports
Fueled by Rice (part one)
Last weekend, Chicago hosted an international group of athletes in the Chicago Marathon. Runners from Kenya, Russia, Japan, Ethiopia and other countries all competed in the 30 km race. Meanwhile, half way across the world, a group of “amateur bicyclists” … Continued
Questioning McCain’s ‘guilt by association’ Logic
There has been a lot of buzz in the news about Barack Obama’s ties with UIC professor Bill Ayers. Due in large part to the assertions of John McCain’s campaign, the Obama-Ayers ties that were touched upon in the Democratic … Continued
Politics
Talking Truthfully About Abortion
After the debate last night a friend asked me what I thought about abortion. I immediately felt a sense of dread, not wanting to get pulled into a chat that might rile me up when I should be winding down … Continued
Sports
Defections Continue to Hurt Cuban Soccer
This week, 2 Cuban soccer players defected from their national team while on world cup qualifying duty in Washington DC. Cuba has now lost 12 players to defection since 2002. Nearly all of the stories are the same: the players … Continued
The Criminal Class Has Something to Say About America
When I was born my parents were solidly working class, but by the time I was seven I was living in a working poor household that struggled to survive from paycheck to paycheck. This was the plight of our surrounding … Continued
Politics
The Racism of Fear
By J.J. Smite Let’s be clear: McCain and Palin have not played the race card. They have played most of the deck of race cards, using standard code words, dragging Obama’s middle name into speeches, linking him to terrorists (Ayers … Continued