It’s been about three years since I began turning some of the characteristics that people ascribe to me (arrogant, sarcastic, judgmental) into indy-publishing gold by becoming a critic and editor for Clamor. So, in response to Mr. Kucsma’s insistent editorial-group e-mails about posting ‘top tens,’ I decided to take some time out of my holiday […]

These are honest-to-goodness story ideas pitched to Clamor Magazine in 2005 …

When even white-hat frat guys run the risk of being caught in Bush’s “national security” net, who then is safe? This October in Massachusetts, a mild-mannered college senior was trying to do some research on totalitrianism and made the mistake of requesting Mao Tse-Tung’s Little Red Book from the UMass Dartmouth library. Agents of the […]

In an impertinent show of self-interest, the Bolivian people yesterday elected an anti-IMF candidate president. Evo Morales, a congressman and leader of coca growers (insult to neo-con injury), won with 51% of the vote and pledged to work with Chavez and Castro. The NYT offers this insight…
The victory by Mr. Morales will not be […]

There has been a visible resurgence this year in the number of hate groups making a bid for power, and I believe that this portends a disturbing trend in American politics. 2005 may become known, among other things, as the “Year of the Racist Right.”
One of the most active groups has been […]

Today’s Washington Post has a nice piece following-up on the case of Sami al-Arian, the former tenured University of South Florida professor of computer science and engineering fired and indicted in the wake of 9/11 for his opposition to Bush Administration policy in the Middle East. As Justin Park reported in our September/October issue, Dr. […]