Told Ya So!

Twenty-three years ago, I warned that the battle over music wasn’t really about music. It was about ownership, control, and the gradual surrender of individual liberty. My 2003 missive “So Whose Music Is It Anyway?“, argued that once society accepts the idea that individual rights can be subordinated to a… Continue reading

Well, now we know

Well, now we know! Now, we know who benefits from having an uninformed electorate! It’s the same legion of belligerents who have always been trying to burn down the country,  since it nearly began. Though they’ve gone by many names, their desire remains the same: how to take something rather… Continue reading

Shared Sacrifice?

Yesterday the president gave a speech in which he said “we must all share in the sacrifice.”  His reference was to the “rich” paying their “fair share” of the taxes (when in fact, they already pay more than their fair share.)   Well, Dear Leader, I’d like to thank you… Continue reading