OPUS PARTRIDGE
 

Conscience of a Progressive: A Book in Progress
 

Ernest Partridge's Internet Publications

(Normally published at several websites)
 

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Internet Essays Listed by Topic

(Chronological Order Below the Topics)
 

Editor's Choice

Property Rights and Public Accommodations. (July, 2010)
Ayn Rand's Excellent Proposal  (March, 2010)
Morality as a Plus-Sum Game:  Why Libertarianism Fails as a Social Policy.  (April, 2010)
A Convenient Delusion (December, 2009)
Why Liberals are Not Libertarians.  (November, 2008)
On Behalf of the "Tea Bag Brigades:" A Proposal.  (April, 2009)
"The Left"  (March, 2009)
Theory vs. Reality: Why Market Absolutism Fails. (December, 2008)
Election 2008: Who Decides? The People or the Programmers?  (October 28, 2008)
The Road to Catastrophe  (October 14, 2008)
"That's Just Your Opinion"  (July, 2008)
Evil as the Absence of Empathy  (July, 2008)
Climate Reality Bites the Libertarians.  (April 8, 2008)
The Great Regression -- and the Road Back.  (March, 2008)
Market Failure: The Back of the Invisible Hand  (June, 2007) 
A Failed Experiment.  (June, 2007)
Liberals and Libertarians  (May, 2007)
On the Morality of Science.  (May, 2007)
Touch Football and Television. (April, 2007)
The Public Interest and the Limits of Volunteerism  (December, 2006)
The Scorpion, the Frog, and the Corporation. (September, 2006)
All The News that Fits the Bush Agenda.  (August, 2006)
Where are our Heroes Today?  (June, 2006)
What About The Russians?  Personal Encounters.  (June, 2006)
Swords into Plowshares.  (May, 2006)
The 9/11 Conspiracy: A Skeptic’s View.  (April, 2006)
"Do You Believe in God?"  (April, 2006)
The View from Abroad: A Personal Reflection  (February, 2006)
A Defense of Moral Relativism. (November, 2005)  
Through a Glass, Darkly  (November, 2005)
Who Lost New Orleans?  (September, 2005)
Prices and Values.  (August, 2005)  
Hinges of History  (July, 2005)
Last Chance for Civilization  (May, 2005)
Why Should I Pay for Someone Else's Education? (April, 2005)
Right vs. Left: The Elements  (March, 2005) 
"Shut-Up!" They Explain.  (February, 2005)
"Creationism" and the Devolution of the Intellect.  (January, 2005)  
A Letter to a Republican Friend (August, 2004)
Good for Each, Bad for All (June, 2004)  
Consumer or Citizen?  (October, 2003)
Now We are the Redcoats!  (September, 2003)
Privatized Hell  (June, 2003)  
Conscience of a Conservative  (April, 2003)
On Patriotism  (February, 2003) 
The Paradoxical "Right to Life"  (January, 2003)  
The Dragon at the Gate: The Media Problem (January, 2003)
The Oil Trap (August, 2002)
Is Science Just Another Dogma?  (July, 2002)  
Junk Psychology  (June, 2002)
The Banalization of Genius  (April, 2000)
 

The Crisis

Fruit Flies in a Bottle. (September 8, 2010)
American, Inc. is Here: Get With the Program.  (February 2, 2010)
Take the Money and Run.  (March 3, 2009)
Act Two: The Struggle Continues.  (December 2, 2008)
A New Day Dawning.  (June 3. 2008)
The Great Regression -- and the Road Back.  (March 4, 2008)
The Gulag Comes to America: The Don Siegelman Case.  (January 29, 2008)
We’ve Seen All This Before. (August 14, 2007)
A Republic, If We Can Keep It.  (July 24, 2007)
The Delinquent Congress  (June 12, 2007)
Is the Public Finally Beginning to "Get It"?  (May 22, 2007)
And Now What? (November, 2006)
The Dark Night Descends. (October, 2006)
A Gathering Storm  (September, 2006)
Immovable Object. Irresistible Force. (July, 2006)
Where are our Heroes Today?  (June, 2006)
The 9/11 Conspiracy: A Skeptic’s View.  (April 25, 2006)
Perception is Reality.  (February 21, 2006)
The Erosion of Trust.  (January 10, 2006)  
As the Year Ends, Some Silver Linings.   (December 20, 2005)
The Sleeping Giant Stirs. (November 8, 2005)
Bird Flu is Real – and You’re On Your Own. (November, 2005)
The Illusion of Normality (October, 2005)
While the Iron is Hot (October, 2005)
Hinges of History  (July, 2005)
No Time for Despair. (June, 2005)
Last Chance for Civilization  (May, 2005)
Something's Gotta Give   (January, 2005)
Why we must not "Get Over It"  (November, 2004) 
Do We Still Have a Democracy? (November, 2004)
Symbionts and Parasites (September, 2004)  
The Vulnerable Giant  (May, 2004)
The Oil Trap  (January, 2004)
The Late, Great, American Republic... (July, 2003)
Where are the Grownups?  (June, 2003)
Can an Entire Country go Mad?  (April, 2003)
Blissful Ignorance  (April, 2003)
The View from Wonderland  (March, 2003)
Despotism by Accident  (September 2002)
Where's the Outrage?  (June, 2002)
Global Defense  (March, 2002)
 

Imperialism, Foreign Relations, The Iraq War

The War Trap  (December 10, 2009)
OmiGawd, Not Another Cold War!  A Letter to My Friends in Russia.  (September 2, 2008)
Twenty-Twenty Hindsight, Blinded Foresight.  (November, 2007)
TO: The Free World – FROM: The American People – RE: HELP!  (October, 2007)
Oh What a Lovely (Cold) War!  (March, 2007)
Only Americans Can Restore America's Honor.  (January, 2007)
O Canada!  (August 1, 2006)
What About The Russians?  Personal Encounters.  (June, 2006)
Swords into Plowshares.  (May, 2006)
The View from Abroad: A Personal Reflection  (February, 2006)
The Indelible Evil of the Iraq War.  (December, 2004)
Thoughts on the Eve of a Disaster   (March, 2003)
Now We are the Redcoats!  (September, 2003)
"We've Got Saddam!" -- So What?  (December, 2003)
Forgive U.S. our Trespasses  (May, 2002)
Why Do They Hate Us So Much?  (November, 2001)
The Holy Land  (November, 2001)
Devouring the Seed Grain (August, 1999)
 

The Media

The Big Lie  (April 12, 2011)
Nolo Contendere  (May 5, 2010)
Pity the Poor Mainstream Media!  (May, 2008) 
Adieu, Randi Rhodes  (April, 2008)
Kristolnicht: The Decline of The New York Times  (January, 2008)
Mainstream Media to Bloggers: Bug Off!  (January, 2007)
Snobocracy: When “The Right People” Run Washington  (December, 2006)
All The News that Fits the Bush Agenda.  (August, 2006)
The Wayward Media.  (July, 2005)
Pravda on the Potomac.  (September, 2004)
Don't Give Up on the  Media  (January, 2004)
If it Burns, it Earns  (November, 2003)
After the Internet  (September, 2003)
The Dragon at the Gate: The Media Problem (January, 2003)
About Those Polls  (March, 2002)
Following the Light  (March, 2003)
The Press and Party Symbiosis (February, 2002)
Post-Modern Politics (April, 2001)
The Hijacked Election (November, 2000)
 

The Elections

Election 2008: Who Decides? The People or the Programmers?  (October 28, 2008)
"Country First?" -- The Question of Loyalty   (October 21, 2008)
Can the GOP Steal The Election Again? You Betcha!  (October, 2008)
Should We Believe the Polls?  (September, 2008)
The Fix Is In -- Again!  (August, 2008)
According to Plan?  (April, 2008)
The Great American Election Charade.   (January, 2008)
The American People are Beginning To Get It. (November, 2007)
Election Fraud: Where's the Outrage?  (July, 2007)
A Window of Opportunity  (December, 2006)
And Now What? (November 2006)
On November 8, the Struggle Continues.  (October, 2006)
Reflections on the Eve of Another Rigged Election. (October, 2006)
Debunking the Debunker.  (June, 2006)
Eyes on the Prize  (May, 2006)
An Appearance of Guilt.   (March, 2006)
“Evidence? We Don’t Want Your Stinkin’ Evidence!” (January, 2006)
In 2006, Election Fraud is the Keystone Issue. (January, 2006)
The Gulliberal Problem  (January, 2006)
Dear Howard Dean: Why Bother?  (December, 2005)
The GOP is Certain to Win in 2006 -- Unless...    (July, 2005)
What Can We the People Do About Election Fraud? (April, 2005)
Means, Motive, Opportunity. (March, 2005)
"Shut Up!" They Explain  (February, 2005)
Has the Case for Election Fraud been Refuted?  (January, 2005)
The Democratic Party as "The Washington Generals." (December, 2004)
Why we must not "Get Over It"  (November, 2004)
Do We Still Have a Democracy?  (November, 2004)
Defeating a "Touch-Screen" Theft of the Election.  (November, 2004)
A Question of Loyalty  (October, 2004)
How to Beat a Fixed Election  (May, 2004)
If Bush is so weak, why is he so strong?  (April, 2004)
The Poisoned Well  (March 2004)
Karl Rove’s Playbook – Some Tactical Reflections (March, 2004)  
Bush v. Kerry: More than a Dime's Worth of Difference  (April, 2004) 
The Greatest Story Never Told   (March, 2003) 
Don't Just Get Mad, Get Smart  (April, 2002)
Taking Stock   (December, 2002)
The Hijacked Election (November, 2000)
About the 2000 Election  (Several Essays) (November 2000)
 

Barack Obama and the Obama Administration

Act Two: The Struggle Continues.  (December 2, 2008)
A Battle is Won, but the War Remains.  (January 6, 2009)
A Man for the Season.  (November 18)

 

George W. Bush and the Bush Administration

The Unraveling, At Last?  (December, 2007)
Valerie Plame and the Incredible Shrinking Cover Story.  (March, 2007)
Impeachment: Winning by Losing.  (March, 2007)
Impeachment Now! - A Recantation.  (February, 2007)
A Perfect Storm.  (May, 2006)
Who Lost New Orleans?  (September, 2005)  
The Bombs in the Basement.   (August, 2005)  
The Fall of the House of Bush (June, 2005)
A Master Morality  (March, 2005)  
George Bush's 'Gut'. (October, 2004)
Henry and George (June, 2004) 
The cover-up that's worse than the crime (February, 2004) 
The Desertion Flap Opens a Door (January, 2004) 
Reflections on "Black Tuesday" (9/11) (October, 2001)
 

Progressivism / Liberalism / Democrats

Nolo Contendere  (May 5, 2010)
Stewart Lee Udall -- 1920-2010.  A Personal Memoir.  (March 24, 2010)
"The Left"  (March 31, 2009)
In a Financial Crisis, Who Do You Call? The Democrats!   (September 23, 2008)
Some Unsolicited Advice for Barack Obama.  (May 13, 2008)
The Monkey Trap, and Hillary Clinton's Blind Rush to Defeat.  (March 18, 2008).
My Encounter with William F. Buckley, Jr. ...   (March 11, 2008)
Let's Stifle the Happy Talk.  (February 12, 2008)
An Ominous Complacency.  (August 28, 2007)
Hillary Clinton: The GOP's Favorite Democrat.  (August 7, 2007)
Liberals and Libertarians  (May 15, 2007)
The Public Interest and the Limits of Volunteerism  (December, 2006)
Why Won't the Progressives Get Their Act Together?  (October, 2006)
A New Coalition?  (August, 2006)
The Democrats: Missing in Action.  (March, 2006)
Right and Left: In a Nutshell.  (March, 2006)  
Randville, Rawlsburg, and New Orleans  (September, 2005)  
Right vs. Left: The Elements  (March, 2005)  
The Language Trap  (February, 2005)
The Progressive Alliance -- A Proposal.  (February, 2005)
The Democratic Party as "The Washington Generals." (December, 2004)
Good for Each, Bad for All (June, 2004)  
Strategies for Underdogs  (January, 2003)
On Patriotism  (February, 2003)  
Missing in Action: The Democratic Party  (May, 2003) 
Conscience of a Conservative  (April, 2003)
Consumer or Citizen?  (October, 2003)  
The Democrats: When Will They Ever Learn? (December, 2003)
Mr. DeLay Goes to Washington  (March, 2002)  
On Civic Friendship (May, 2000)  
 

Republicans -- Right Wing

The Big Lie.  (April, 2011)
If It's Good for General Motors, Is It Good for the Rest of Us?  (May 19, 2010)
Ayn Rand's Excellent Proposal  (March 4, 2010)
Don't Ridicule the Tea Partyers -- Recruit Them. (January 20, 2010)
On Behalf of the "Tea Bag Brigades:" A Proposal.  (April 16, 2009)
Why Liberals are Not Libertarians.  (November 18, 2008)
The Road to Catastrophe  (October 14, 2008)
The “Hero” Who Runs from the Battlefield.  (September 30, 2008)
Gotcha!  (May 27, 2008)
Privatization: The Key to the Coming Solar Age  (April 1, 2008)
My Encounter with William F. Buckley, Jr. ...   (March 11, 2008)
Privatized Hell Revisited.  (November, 2007)
A Failed Experiment. (June, 2007).
The Malleable World of the Neo Cons.  (February, 2007)
Right and Left: In a Nutshell.  (March, 2006)  
The GOP is Certain to Win in 2006 -- Unless...    (July, 2005)
Right vs. Left: The Elements  (March, 2005)  
Suckers for Jesus. (aka: "How Would Jesus Vote?") (August, 2004)
A Letter to a Republican Friend (August, 2004)
Privatized Hell  (June, 2003)  
Dear CEO:  Is This Really What You Want?  (March, 2003)
Junk Psychology  (June, 2002)
The State Religion  (January, 2002) 
Kill the Umpire  (September, 2001)  
 

Civil Liberties -- Dissent

Dissent: What's in it for You?  (October, 2007)
Go for it, Cindy!  (July, 2007)
On "Hating America"  (June, 2003)
Moscow on the Potomac  (November, 2002) 
Junk History as Legal Precedent  (January, 2002)
Free to Agree  (December, 2001)
Liberty Swap (September, 2001)
 

Moral Issues and The Law

America as a Free Fire Zone.  (February, 2010)
Property Rights and Public Accommodations. (July, 2010)
Morality as a Plus-Sum Game:  Why Libertarianism Fails as a Social Policy. (April 6, 2010)
Evil as the Absence of Empathy  (July, 2008)
Jose Padilla's Fate -- and Ours.  (September, 2007)
Judicial Tyranny.  (July, 2007)
Touch Football and Television. (April, 2007)
A Defense of Moral Relativism (November, 2005)  
Prices and Values.  (August, 2005)  
When the Law Goes Flat  (July, 2004)  
The Paradoxical "Right to Life"  (January, 2003)  
What Would Jesus Do?  (October, 2002)  
Junk Psychology  (June, 2002)
Reflections on the Gurney (Capital Punishment)  (March, 1999)
Round Up the Usual Suspects (Gun Control) (May, 1999)
 

Science, Philosophy and Education

On the Morality of Science.  (April, 2005)
Why Should I Pay for Someone Else's Education? (April, 2005)
"Creationism" and the Devolution of the Intellect.  (January, 2005)  
The Assault upon Trained Intelligence. (July, 2004)
Is Science Just Another Dogma?  (July, 2002)   
President of Fantasyland: Bush v. Science  (May, 2002)
John Rawls -- A Tribute  (December, 2002)
The Banalization of Genius  (April, 2000)
In Defense of Research Universities (February, 1999)
Why Be Reasonable? (March, 1998)
Who's to Say? (1996)
 

Economics

If It's Good for General Motors, Is It Good for the Rest of Us?  (May 18)
Theory vs. Reality: Why Market Absolutism Fails. (December 16, 2008)
The Outsourcing Tragedy.  (August 5, 2008)
Reverse Henry-Fordism.  (June 17, 2008)
Market Failure: The Back of the Invisible Hand  (June, 2007) 
The Scorpion, the Frog, and the Corporation. (September, 2006)
Prices and Values.  (August, 2005)  
For Tax Refuseniks: A Modest Proposal.  (March, 2005)
Something's Gotta Give  (January, 2005)
Symbionts and Parasites.  (September, 2004)  
In the Deep Voodoo  (October, 2002)
Flunking Econ. 101  (July, 2001)  
The Deserving Rich? (February, 2001)  
Sucker Economics (November, 1999)
The New Alchemy.  (July, 1999)  
Two Lessons from Russia (October, 1998)
 

The Environment

Nuclear Power -- Not Now, Not Ever.  (March, 2011)
A Convenient Delusion  (December 28, 2009)
Climate Reality Bites the Libertarians.  (April 8, 2008)
The California Wildfires -- and Right-Wing Smoke.  (November, 2007)
Global Engineering and Climate Change  (October, 2007)
Last Chance for Civilization  (May, 2005)
Whose Trees are These?  (January 2005)  
The Environmental Fire Sale  (July 2004)
If it Burns, it Earns .  (November, 2003)
Garrett Hardin -- A Tribute (October, 2003)
Elegy for a Ponderosa Pine Tree (August, 2003)
The Oil Trap (August, 2002)
My Seven Years as a Corporate Token (August, 2001)
Blissful Ignorance  (May, 2001)
Is Everything "Natural"?  (September, 2000)
Put Down that Monkey Wrench! (July, 2000)
 

Lies -- Propaganda -- Corruption

"That's Just Your Opinion"  (July, 2008)
Newspeak and the Corruption of Politics.  (April, 2006)
The Language Trap  (February, 2005)
Political Propaganda: Selling Lies like Cigarettes  (July, 2004)  
Saving the Private Jessica Story  (May, 2003)
A Modest Proposal  (February, 2003) 
Newspeak Lives!  (December, 2002) 
A Bribe by Any Other Name    (December, 2002)
 

The Culture War -- The Religious Right

About This “Mormonism” Thing. (December, 2007)
"Do You Believe in God?"  (April, 2006)
Through a Glass, Darkly  (November, 2005)
What a Friend We Have in Jesus!  (May, 2005)  
Suckers for Jesus.  (How Would Jesus Vote)  (August, 2004)  
What Would Jesus Do?  (October, 2002)  
President of Fantasyland: Bush v. Science  (May, 2002)
One Nation, Under God, Divisible  (March, 2002)  
Warriors of the Lord  (November, 2001)
The Holy Land  (November, 2001)
 

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Chronological Listing of Essays

These essays, which originate at The Crisis Papers (since November, 2002)
are normally published at many other progressive websites. 

2011

April 12 March 28 February 23

The Big Lie Nuclear Power -- Not Now, Not Ever America as a Free Fire Zone.

2010

September 8 July 28 May 18 May 5 April 6 March 24 March 4 February 2 January 20

Fruit Flies in a Bottle. Property Rights and Public Accommodations. If It's Good for General Motors, Is It Good for the Rest of Us? Nolo Contendere Morality as a Plus-Sum Game:  Why Libertarianism Fails as a Social Policy. Stewart Lee Udall -- 1920-2010.  A Personal Memoir. Ayn Rand's Excellent Proposal  American, Inc. is Here: Get With the Program.  Don't Ridicule the Tea Partyers -- Recruit Them.

2009

December 28 December 10 December 10 April 16 March 31 March 3 January 6

A Convenient Delusion The War Trap How I Spent My Vacation --And a Look Ahead On Behalf of the "Tea Bag Brigades:" A Proposal "The Left" Take the Money and Run. A Battle is Won, but the War Remains.

 

2008

December 16 December 2 November 18 November 11 October 28 October 21 October 14 October 7 September 30 September 23 September 16 September 2 August 12 August 5 July 22 June 24 June 17 June 3 May 27 May 13 May 6 April 29 April 14 April 8 April 1 March 18 March 11 March 4 February 26 February 12 January 29 January 15 January 8

Theory vs. Reality: Why Market Absolutism Fails. Act Two: The Struggle Continues. Why Liberals are Not Libertarians. A Man for the Season. Election 2008: Who Decides? The People or the Programmers?  "Country First?" -- The Question of Loyalty The Road to Catastrophe Can the GOP Steal The Election Again? You Betcha! The “Hero” Who Runs from the Battlefield.  In a Financial Crisis, Who Do You Call? The Democrats!   Should We Believe the Polls? OmiGawd, Not Another Cold War!  A Letter to My Friends in Russia. The Fix Is In -- Again! The Outsourcing Tragedy. Evil as the Absence of Empathy "That's Just Your Opinion" Reverse Henry-Fordism. A New Day Dawning.  Gotcha! Some Unsolicited Advice for Barack Obama. Pity the Poor Mainstream Media! According to Plan? Adieu, Randi Rhodes Climate Reality Bites the Libertarians. Privatization: The Key to the Coming Solar Age.  The Monkey Trap, and Hillary Clinton's Blind Rush to Defeat. My Encounter with William F. Buckley, Jr. ... The Great Regression -- and the Road Back. On Behalf of Barack. Let's Stifle the Happy Talk. The Gulag Comes to America: The Don Siegelman Case The Great American Election Charade. Kristolnicht: The Decline of The New York Times.

 

2007

December 18 December 11 November 27 November 20 November 13 November 6 October 23 October 9 October 2 September 11 August 28 August 14 August 7 July 24 July 17 July 10 July 3 June 19 June 12 June 5 May 22 May 15 May 1 April 24 April 10 March 20 March 13 March 6 February 20 February 6 January 30 January 16

About This “Mormonism” Thing. The Unraveling, At Last? Twenty-Twenty Hindsight, Blinded Foresight Privatized Hell Revisited. The American People are Beginning To Get It. The California Wildfires -- and Right-Wing Smoke.  TO: The Free World – FROM: The American People – RE: HELP!  Global Engineering and Climate Change Dissent: What's in it for You? Jose Padilla's Fate -- and Ours. An Ominous Complacency. We’ve Seen All This Before. Hillary Clinton: The GOP's Favorite Democrat. A Republic, If We Can Keep It. Go for it, Cindy! Judicial Tyranny. Election Fraud: Where's the Outrage?   Market Failure: The Back of the Invisible Hand The Delinquent Congress A Failed Experiment. Is the Public Finally Beginning to "Get It"?  Liberals and Libertarians On the Morality of Science. Touch Football and Television. "Do You Believe in God?" Valerie Plame and the Incredible Shrinking Cover Story. Impeachment: Winning by Losing. Oh What a Lovely (Cold) War! The Malleable World of the Neo Cons. Impeachment Now! - A Recantation. Only Americans Can Restore America's Honor.  Mainstream Media to Bloggers: Bug Off!

2006

December 28 December 12 December 5 November 14 October 31 October 24 October 17 October 3 September 26 September 12 August 22 August 8 August  1 July 4 June 27 June 13 June 6 May 30 May 23 May 9 April 25 April 11 March 28 March 14 March 7 February 21 February 7 January 24 January 17 January 10 January 3

Snobocracy: When “The Right People” Run Washington The Public Interest and the Limits of Volunteerism. A Window of Opportunity. And Now What?  On November 8, the Struggle Continues.  Why Won't the Progressives Get Their Act Together? Reflections on the Eve of Another Rigged Election. The Dark Night Descends. A Gathering Storm The Scorpion, the Frog, and the Corporation. All The News that Fits the Bush Agenda.  A New Coalition? O Canada!  Immovable Object. Irresistible Force. What About The Russians?  Personal Encounters. Where are our Heroes Today? Debunking the Debunker. Swords into Plowshares. Eyes on the Prize A Perfect Storm. The 9/11 Conspiracy: A Skeptic’s View Newspeak and the Corruption of Politics.    The Democrats: Missing in Action Right and Left: In a Nutshell.    An Appearance of Guilt.  Perception is Reality The View from Abroad: A Personal Reflection “Evidence? We Don’t Want Your Stinkin’ Evidence!” The Gulliberal Problem The Erosion of Trust   In 2006, Election Fraud is the Keystone Issue.

2005

Dec. 20 Dec. 13 Nov. 29 Nov. 22 Nov. 8 Nov. 1 Oct. 18 Oct. 4 Sept. 20 Sept. 6 August 23 August 9 July 26 July 19 July 5 June 21 June 7 May 24 May 10 April 26 April 12 April 5 March 28 March 15 March 8 Feb. 22 Feb. 15 Feb. 1 Feb. 1 Jan. 25 Jan. 25 Jan. 8

As the Year Ends, Some Silver Linings.   Dear Howard Dean: Why Bother? A Defense of Moral Relativism.  Through a Glass, Darkly. The Sleeping Giant Stirs. Bird Flu is Real – and You’re On Your Own.  The Illusion of Normality While the Iron is Hot Who Lost New Orleans?   Randville, Rawlsburg, and New Orleans.   The Bombs in the Basement.  Prices and Values.   The GOP is Certain to Win in 2006 -- Unless...    The Wayward Media.  Hinges of History No Time for Despair. The Fall of the House of Bush. What a Friend We Have in Jesus!  Last Chance for Civilization What Can We the People Do About Election Fraud? Means, Motive, Opportunity. Why Should I Pay for Someone Else's Education?   For Tax Refuseniks: A Modest Proposal. A Master Morality   Right vs. Left: The Elements   The Language Trap   The Progressive Alliance -- A Proposal  "Shut Up!" They Explain "Creationism" and the Devolution of the Intellect.   Has the Case for Election Fraud been Refuted? Whose Trees are These?   Something's Gotta Give

2004

Dec. 21 Dec. 7 Nov. 24 Nov. 8 Nov. 1 Oct. 11 Oct. 4 Sept. 27 Sept. 13 Aug. 23 Aug. 16 July 26 July 19 July 13 July 13 June 22 June 8 May 25 May 11 April 27 April 6 March 23 March 2 Feb. 17 Jan. 27 Jan. 19  Jan. 3

The Democratic Party as "The Washington Generals." The Indelible Evil of the Iraq War.  Why we must not "Get Over It" Do We Still Have a Democracy? Defeating a "Touch-Screen" Theft of the Election. George Bush's 'Gut'. A Question of Loyalty Symbionts and Parasites.   Pravda on the Potomac.  A Letter to a Republican Friend. Suckers for Jesus.  When the Law Goes Flat   The Assault upon Trained Intelligence. Political Propaganda: Selling Lies like Cigarettes.   The Environmental Fire Sale  Good for Each, Bad for All.   Henry and George The Vulnerable Giant (Revised) How to Beat a Fixed Election. Bush v. Kerry: More than a Dime's Worth of Difference. If Bush is so weak, why is he so strong? The Poisoned Well Karl Rove’s Playbook – Some Tactical Reflections The cover-up that's worse than the crime The Desertion Flap Opens a Door The Oil Trap (Revisited) Don't Give Up on the  Media

2003

Dec. 16 Dec. 2 Nov. 11  Oct. 7 October Sept. 23 Sept. 16  Sept. 2  Aug. 19  July 21 July 7  June 30  June 23  June 9  May 26 May 12  April 28 April 21 April 14 Mar 31 Mar 20 Mar 13 Mar 6 Feb 27 Feb 13 Feb 6 Jan 30 Jan. 23 Jan. 16

"We've Got Saddam!" -- So What? The Democrats: When Will They Ever Learn?  If it Burns, it Earns   Consumer or Citizen?   Garrett Hardin -- A Tribute After the Internet   California Scheming   Now We are the Redcoats! Elegy for a Ponderosa Pine Tree   A New Birth of Freedom The Late, Great, American Republic... On "Hating America"   Privatized Hell   Where are the Grownups?   Saving the Private Jessica Story   Missing in Action: The Democratic Party      Conscience of a Conservative   Can an Entire Country go Mad?   Blissful Ignorance   The Greatest Story Never Told    Thoughts on the Eve of a Disaster    The View from Wonderland    Dear CEO:  Is This Really What You Want?   A Modest Proposal   The Vulnerable Giant   On Patriotism   The Paradoxical "Right to Life"   The Dragon at the Gate: The Media Problem  Strategies for Underdogs

2002

December Dec. 29 Dec. 19 Dec. 5 Nov. 19   Oct. 16 Oct.  3 Sept. 20 Sept. July    4 June 17 June 10 May 31 May 23 May 7 May 7 April 9 March 26 March 17 March 14 March 10 March 8 February Feb. 12 Jan. 22 Jan. 20 Jan. 10

John Rawls -- A Tribute  A Bribe by Any Other Name     Newspeak Lives!   Taking Stock    Moscow on the Potomac   The Crisis Papers Goes Online  -- Essays below from The Online Gadfly In Deep Voodoo   What Would Jesus Do?   Despotism by Accident   Northern Exposure Is Science Just Another Dogma?   Junk Psychology   Where's the Outrage?   Flunking Econ. 101   The Paradoxical "Right to Life"   Forgive U.S. our Trespasses President of Fantasyland: Bush v. Science   Don't Just Get Mad, Get Smart   One Nation, Under God, Divisible   About Those Polls   Following the Light   Global Defense   Mr. DeLay Goes to Washington   The Press and Party Symbiosis The Deserving Rich?  The New Alchemy   Junk History as Legal Precedent   The State Religion

1998 -- 2001

Dec. 31 Dec.  6 November Oct. 24 October Sept. 24 Sept.  7 August July February	2001 Free to Agree   Warriors of the Lord Why Do They Hate Us So Much? The Holy Land Reflections on "Black Tuesday" (9/11) Liberty Swap  Kill the Umpire   My Seven Years as a Corporate Token Flunking Econ. 101   The Deserving Rich?
November September July April	2000 About the 2000 Election  (Several Essays) Is Everything "Natural"?  Put Down that Monkey Wrench! The Banalization of Genius
November August March February	1999 Sucker Economics Devouring the Seed Grain Reflections on the Gurney (Capital Punishment)   In Defense of Research Universities
October May March	1998 Two Lessons from Russia Round Up the Usual Suspects (Gun Control) Why Be Reasonable?