Madison’s Ghost on The Intoxicated Presidency – and its Corporate Support Group

I just returned from Argentina. People there understand Machiavelli, I discovered; when he wrote his instructions to The Prince, that, “Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are, and those few dare not oppose…” it would make perfect sense to anybody who’d lived through Argentina’s past half-century.

Written on October 25, 2002 | Posted in Democracy/Politics | Comments Off| Read More »

The Dinosaur War – To Protect Corporate Profits

I thought of it as dinosaur blood when it dripped on my hand this morning, and it made me wonder how the US war strategy would change if Saddam made a small recalibration in his business practices.

Written on October 11, 2002 | Posted in Democracy/Politics | Comments Off| Read More »