All the hysteria about Tuesday's speech isn't about the content of the speech, or one line from the suggested lesson plan, or the loss of class time. It's about Obama.…
Around the Horn will be back to its regular schedule next week as summer has finally come to a close. I have taken the last two weekends off for vacation.…
So, does everyone remember back in June when Mike Castle said he would make a decision on his future by August 30? So far, no announcements yet. I think the…
Breaking now on the intertubes, Brandywine School District says it will show the president's speech. Interim Superintendent Dr. Dane Brandenberger said there was a mixed message sent about Brandywine not…
LEAD STORY-The (UK) Observer: Former Brazilian PM Urges End to 'Disaster', AKA "The War On Drugs" Seriously, does ANYone ANYwhere on the political spectrum agree that this unmitigated disaster makes…
I find the crazification of the Republican Party both depressing and sad. The latest rightwing freakout about President Obama speaking to schools started with Jim Greer, the chair of the…
At first I thought this was a joke, but it seems not. Book Description from Amazon: It happens to all of us: You're minding your own business, when some idiot…
Yesterday when I found out that the Brandywine School District was not going to be showing the President of the United States' speech to our children on Tuesday, I went…
If you're looking for something to do tomorrow, you could go to Philadelphia's Fringe Festival. One of the more interesting offerings is called The Alberto Gonzales Cantata. There's one more…
Keith Olbermann is just as crazy as Glenn Beck because thinking that Bush was a terrible president is just as nuts as thinking that Rockefeller Center is sending secret messages…
The Beast Who Loves Non-Commercial Radio is a big fan of Philly's WXPN (He's a member!) and the U of D's WVUD. Every year, 'XPN does a countdown (from 885 to…