US politics
Hail socialism in sick US system
It’s hard to imagine any of the ‘teabaggers’ have been in a United States emergency room of late. I spent the best part of a day and night in one last week. They are miserable places filled with people who can’t afford to be in them. Here, at least, reform is not even a question.
NJ wise guys turn purple shade
Republicans are beating up the victory of Chris Christie in yesterday’s New Jersey gubernatorial race, the first time conservatives have won any election in this state since 1997. But the people I talked too said the Democrat was simply on the nose. And the issues around shifting demographic and economic sands in this state are much more interesting and instructive for Australia.
Showman Mel’s river of dreams
Mel loves his job. He doesn’t love it quite as much as acting on Broadway, which he did for 33 years, but there can’t be that many more genuinely, infectiously enthusiastic tour guides across these United States as TourMobile’s Mel. He might be the most remarkable person I’ve ever met.
How faith, and America, can heal
The Trial of the Catonsville Nine is many things Australians dislike about Americans: political, patriotic and preachy. But unlike the worst of the United States, the play is also deeply questioning of its place in the world. It prosecutes American exceptionalism and the greyness of, and uneasiness between, faith and justice.
Blog off, you still need journalism
I’ve managed to enter the blogging brigade without ranting on what I REALLY think of blogging. It’s time we got to the point. Old media, or at least old media delivery models, is almost completely redundant. Is blogging the future? God I hope not. At least in its current form.
Plumber’s crack out of line for elite
I’m coming out. Loud and proud. My people have been hiding in the shadows for too long, silent, anonymous, cowering from decades of persecution and biggotry. Well I will not hide anymore. I will not stay silent. My name is Jason Whittaker, and I am an elite.
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