For those of you who haven’t read my bio at the bottom of my blog posts, let me state up front that I am gainfully employed by Florida Atlantic University. Because of this, and because I write heavily opinionated articles here at Salty Eggs, I haven’t had a lot to say about some notable local [...]
On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush announced, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” It was the culmination of a months-long propaganda campaign to gin up the war. More accurately, [...]
The White House Press Secretary who helped sell the Iraq War and keep the country living in fear called the new report “blunt.” The Wall Street Journal wrote that it was a “scathing self-analysis.” But when you actually go in and read the report issued by the Republican National Committee yesterday, which was supposed to [...]
So, I’m sitting watching the State of the Union last night, and the response of course. I’m tweeting out all sorts of quasi-funny nuggets, like: As he grows older, Mitch McConnell just looks more and more like a turtle. It’s starting to get eerie. #SOTU Or: “We must do more to combat climate change.” Yeah, [...]
Look, I don’t ask much of you, America. And I certainly don’t have a whole lot of faith in our nation’s government to do the right thing anymore. The administration and Congress can’t seem to get their act together on some of the most basic functions of governance, much less sticky, contentious problems like gun [...]
Among all the talk of fiscal cliffs and shootings, the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii on Monday didn’t reach the level of newsworthiness to which it was perhaps due. Following the death of Sen. Robert Byrd in 2010, Sen. Inouye became the longest-serving member of the Senate’s majority party, and thus the Senate [...]
This is a weird headline coming from me, I know — long-time readers of my screeds (Hi, Mom!) will know that one major sticking point I have with liberal acquaintances is my defense of the Bill of Rights; the whole thing, not just the ones I like. And above and beyond that, I enjoy shooting [...]
Weeks have passed now, and the negotiations over whether to cut spending, raise taxes, do both, by how much, who for, and — what were we talking about anyway? — have continued at a pace that makes glaciers look like Usain Bolt. The president’s initial plan, which called for $1.6 trillion in tax hikes, was [...]
You would think that, with the election over, we would not have to deal with such tremendous levels of bullshit. That our daily political diet would consists of more substantial matters. That we would leave the empty calories of the campaign season behind. You might think that, but you would, of course, be wrong. And [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
