The Sunshine Empire

China proves that big government can reach it’s tentacles into almost anything.
China Bans Reincarnation without government permission. 

One of the greatest artist of our time is Ben Folds. This was the first album that I really listened to of his work and I listened to it over and over again, and it never fails to drive the blues away and ride the world home for supper. There are so many [...]

I commented earlier, but the absurdity of the oneupmanship in the presidential primary me-first game is reaching new levels.  Michigan is set to move it’s primary to January 15th, causing the state’s of New Hampshire and Iowa to move practically to September in an effort to preserve the only thing that makes their state’s relevant [...]

Brain Salad Surgery is a masterful tapestry of chaotic beauty. Many only know the rif “welcome back my friends to the show that never ends” but Karn Evil 9 goes through my head constantly. From top to bottom the mix of organ and pure rock genius is what makes this a fantastic [...]

I was reading a post on Crooks And Liars today and something occurred to me. I’ve been reading Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ‘72 and it talks of the beginning of using primaries to pick the Presidential nominees. Could this front loading of primaries to almost 2007 mean an eventual reverse [...]

“Behind every argument, is someone’s ignorance.”
-Louis Brandeis

After seeing The Virgin Suicides, which Air provides the soundtrack for, I fell in love with a band that Jolemite had already been a fan of. Their finest work comes on the album Talkie Walkie. The album is the perfect mix of all of Air’s great talents and works. I usually try [...]

Karl Rove made an appearance on all of the Sunday talk shows, but I was only able to watch him on Face The Nation. One of the most telling moments in the interview is when Bob asked him why he was making a television blitz after being under wraps, and he said in effect [...]