Category: News

Chink’s Steaks is a Philadelphia institution which has operated for over a half century. According the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, there is no way that the word is not offensive to those of Asian extraction. [Original owner Samuel] Sherman got the nickname because of his “slanty eyes” according to his widow.

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell conceded that despite his assertions to the United Nations last year, he had no “smoking gun” proof of a link between the government of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and terrorists of Al Qaeda.

It’s no secret Americans are dishonest lying bastards. But is this any different from any other country or culture or time in history? Are the stakes just higher and mechanics make fraud easier and at the same time more massive? David Callahan, author of The Cheating Culture chimes in with his take. I had a […]

ABC World News Tonight had footage today taken from an Apache helicopter at night. They were surveying three Iraqi men suspiciously meeting in the middle of a road – perhaps weapons trading. The soldiers check in with their commander who is observing from remote and concludes: ‘Smoke ’em.’ The helicopter guns down the three men. […]

Can I just register the glee that John Stauber must be feeling right now. Years ago he wrote Mad Cow USA which warned of the weak regulations in the beef industry. The book was met with minimal fanfare. But now that his book of revelations has come true he is all over the news. If […]

I’m sure the DEA wants nothing more than another stupid substance to track and have to prosecute. Ephedra has been banned for sale in Illinois for many months now but was still available by mail order – now that is being quashed with a country-wide ban on the popular work-out supplement. I love ephedra – […]