Of Cold Wars and Greenhouse Gases

Emissions: Is it all harmless, really? Science says no. Bush says, sure, why not?

What is this?

This month:

      This is, or at least I’m determined to make it into, a monthly publication of random ideas, poetry, politics,  short fiction, non-fiction, artwork, sports, entertainment, journalism, girls, boys, gardening tips, and pretty much everything else under the pretty rainbow of human accomplishment.

      True, it’s pretty much a necessity these days to have some specific angle, some field of concentration, and so it’s questionable whether something with so eclectic a scope would ever get off the ground.

      This does not phase me. If such is the case, I  will have tried and failed; such humbling experiences build character. And God knows one can never have too much character.

      So I will see how this thing evolves, if at all (websites are as numerous as assholes these days, if you’ll pardon the French), and go from there.

      God, my resignation to keep this thing politically correct is rapidly deteriorating.

      As is any structure to this introduction.

      I’ll shut up and let you browse; how about that?

A. August 5, 2001

Selling the Future

Editorial - It’s what those hippies were so terrified of: now, horribly true. Editorial on today’s unsettling international events, with a particular concentration on G.W. Bush.

“Chinese Whispers”: Tracking Drug Hysteria

This article from Ecstasy.org traces the media frenzy sparked by preliminary findings on the neurotoxicity of MDMA, a commonly utilized psychoactive substance, using PET evidence. This is a fine illustration of just how tainted some of your trusted news sources can be, especially when quoting science they have little idea about.

Israel and Palestine: Violence & Positive Feedback

Israeli tanks roll into Ramallah.

The Conformer takes a look at the Holy Land, its history, its present conflict, and speculations as to what exactly it is that could be

perpetuating the violence that so baffles the western world. With references to sources much better informed, perhaps, than are we.

All material copyright 2002 The Conformer, unless otherwise stated.