Author: Arminius

Chalmers Johnson is arguably the most important writer in the United States these days. His “Blowback” trilogy on American empire is a landmark classic. He is a distinguished professor at the University of California...

In MilitaryTracy’s last diary two days ago, there was this exchange: LINK I had mentioned being upset by a prayer in church for the troops that was not combined with any prayer for civilians in Iraq nor for world peace....

“Great crimes are always committed by great ignoramuses.” –Voltaire:  Letter to Rousseau, Aug. 10, 1755, in George Seldes, The Great Quotations (Pocket Books 1969 ed.).

I hate this time of year. Five main reasons (leading up to nice little political rant): Since age 10, horrified by disconnect between mother’s forced Christmas cheerfulness and her alcoholic confusion (and violent rages)....

This is my first diary since June. It has no links, just some thoughts worth recording. I’m short on sleep, having stayed up real late for the election then had to get up extremely early to appear in a distant federal...