Today I received a mass email from my grandmother that made me feel nauseous. Since I’m sure whoever authored it has no intention of keeping it private, I’ll paste it here:
“>> HOW LONG DOES THE USA HAVE?
>>
>> This is the most interesting thing I’ve read in a long time. The sad
>> thing
>>
>> About it, you [...]
Entries Tagged as 'politics'
A distasteful mass email
June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: philosophy · politics
Letter follow-up
April 17th, 2008 · No Comments
It appears that my letter (posted here on 4/6/08) has stirred up some unexpected controversy. The band’s manager found my letter not in his email box, but through a Google search. This could mean a few different things. First, that the manager has made a hobby out of searching the web for posts about his [...]
Open letter to Rodrigo y Gabriela
April 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Dear Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero,
On May 25, 2007, I attended your concert at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, England. During the show, Gabriela announced that you had recently experienced trouble in obtaining work visas to tour in the United States. She explained that Mr. Sanchez had been mistaken for a terrorist, and this delayed [...]
Bush helps Senate to boost spying on citizens
February 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Apparently Bush is rushing to secure his spot as (possibly) the worst president in American history. As reported in a New York Times article (entitled “Senate Votes to Expand Spy Powers” on 2/13/08) about two weeks ago, the U.S. Senate approved a bill that would drastically and permanently increase our government’s spying abilities. On its [...]