For the past few weeks there have been regular, almost daily, protests in downtown Seoul over the government’s decision to resume imports of U.S. beef. Protesters have been concerned about the potential for mad cow disease. Strikingly, large numbers of protesters have been middle and high school students. I’ve heard different opinions of the reasons […]
A US Army staff sergeant serving in Iraq used a Quran for target practice. My first reaction is, “So what? It’s a friggin’ book.” But, of course, because of the stupidity and senselessness of religion, this harmless little act has huge consequences. Perhaps the biggest, from the government’s point of view, is that it jeopardizes […]
It’s been nearly a year since I’ve handed out a Moron of the Week award. Part of the reason is that I don’t keep up with as broad a variety of news as I used to. But I just read about a moron in Alabama who is so deserving of this title that I had […]
The instructions for September 12th - a toy world open with the line ‘This is not a game.’ But it certainly is an excellent demonstration of game tech being used for social commentary. The message it sends is simple, yet powerful. And quite real. Make sure to play it for at least a couple of […]
China’s response to Jack Cafferty’s recent on-air, negative comments about Chinese products and the Chinese government borders on the absurd. Cafferty said:
“I don’t know if China is any different, but our relationship with China is certainly different,” Cafferty said. “We’re in hock to the Chinese up to our eyeballs because of the war in Iraq, […]