Face It, The System Is Rigged, And

Whether One Agrees Or Disagrees With The Tactics Of The Occupy Wall Street Movement, It's Easy To Understand The Inspiration For Its Anger As Well As Its Impatience.

One Of The Many, Many Salutary Aspects Of Barack Obama's Impending Presidential Nomination Is The Sea Change His Victory Marks In The Battle For The Mind-set Of The American Foreign Policy Establishment.

Apple Is A Wonderful Company For Its Customers And Investors. So, Too, Pixar. (next, Not So Much...) But Apple Is Also An Engine Of Misery For Its Subcontracted Chinese Workers.

Face It, The System Is Rigged, And It's Rigged Against Us.

Ever Since Richard Nixon Walloped George Mcgovern In The Presidential Election Of 1972, Political Pundits Have Treated As A Truism The Proposition That Liberals Are Out Of Step With The Rest Of The Nation, And Therefore All But Unelectable Outside The Precincts Of The Northeast -- Give Or Take A College Town Here Or A Ski Resort There. During The Course Of Every Presidential Election For The Past Forty Years Now, Republicans Have Sought To Wield The Word Liberal As If It Were A Six-gauge Shotgun.