Monthly Archives: September 2010

Google's "Evil" Problem

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

The use of the word “evil” when discussing Google could have been avoided. It’s cartoonish, and has been run so far into the ground that it’s emerged in China[0]. Hearing someone actually use the word “evil” inspires either a dearth … Continue reading →

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A New Coalition, &c. — The Fallout and My Right-Wing Talk Radio Debut

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

“Libertarian Politics Live,” a right-wing internet-based radio show, having found my latest article for The Busy Signal, invited me to talk about it with Breitbart-protege Warner Todd Huston, who also did a feature on the upcoming One Nation Working Together … Continue reading →

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A New Coalition Wants What It’s Been Promised; Does It Have What It Takes To Go Get It?

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

On October 2nd, a coalition of progressive organizations will march on Washington to “Demand the changes we voted for.” Specifically centered around “jobs, justice and education,” the rally hopes to provide a progressive counter-balance to the recent spate of large … Continue reading →

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The Old-Timey Goodness of Labor Unions

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

  Labor unions are like George Michael: everyone likes them in theory, but now that they’ve aged a little, they are getting some terrible PR. Drunk on its excesses, onanistically self-righteous, the modern labor union is its own worst enemy … Continue reading →

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True Blood's Rape Problem

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

True Blood is one of the campiest, funniest, and most entertaining shows on television right now. Unfortunately, it has a huge problem: Alan Ball just doesn’t know how to deal with rape.

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American Democracy: The View from 9/11/10

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

The Huffington Post has, as usual, noticed a trend that has recently disturbed me and made a listicle of it. To wit, many 2010 congressional candidates are refusing to debate. The listicle’s authors get the reasons, for the most part … Continue reading →

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The Busy Signal Conversation: Mat Johnson

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

This is the inaugural edition of what we may end up calling The Busy Signal Conversation. I recently Skype’d with Mat Johnson, author and professor of creative writing at the University of Houston.  I first got to know him several years … Continue reading →

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On Honor and Its Restoration

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Henry T. Casey

Glenn Beck lied at his August 28th rally aimed at Restoring America’s Honor – punch line unnecessary. And what better way to highlight the McCarthyist flavor of the event than by claiming to possess documents that one doesn’t possess? Beck’s … Continue reading →

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