Friday, November 27, 2015

Aldous Huxley vs. George Orwell: Who got it right?


And perhaps both of them got it right.  You know... market-based totalitarianism.  Here's more if you want to dive a little deeper.  It's lengthy, so be mindful of your 'almost infinite appetite for distractions'.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

More turkeys and more toons

Happy Thanksgiving!


Texas conservatives may finally have to admit that a bevy of lawsuits can't stop the Clean Power Plan before it goes into effect in 2018.  How sad for them.


Obama reminds certain governors -- *cough* Greg Abbott *cough* --  that they have no legal authority to refuse to take Syrian refugees.


Thanks to Erica Grieder at Texas Monthly for offering the perfect solution to our fears about a Donald Trump candidacy.


"Texas GOP in disarray as some leaders call for moving convention from LGBT-friendly Dallas"