Author: Jay Tea

One element of the whole Shirley Sherrod mess has bugged me from the outset. One aspect that has simply not made any sense whatsoever in the whole narrative. And …

Well, I kinda blew it yesterday. In my piece about Social Security, I started off by misreading the original material. But then I more than made up for it …

Once again, it's time to take up the challenge of Attorney General Eric Holder and prove that we are not a "nation of cowards" and afraid to hold an …

I'm a big fan of the show "Mythbusters." Their schtick is to take a myth, urban legend, rumor, video, or whatever, test the hell out of it, and render …

Well, the planned Ground Zero Mosque/"Muslim Community Center located coincidentally close enough to Ground Zero that debris from one of the airliners landed on its roof" is continuing to …

Every now and then, someone will say something that you already knew, that pretty much everyone knows on an innate level, but it suddenly dawns on you that it's …

The world is a brighter place today. The birds' singing is prettier. The sun is brighter. The flowers are especially fragrant. I feel no (well, almost no) desire to …

Welll, the Fred Phelps Assholes (alias the Westboro Baptist Church assholes) brought their attention-whoring protests to San Diego Comic Con. And the geeks, neds, freaks, and losers (you know …

Well, damn. My nose for news failed me yesterday. I was skimming the Boston Herald's web site and spotted the story about John Kerry's newest toy -- a $7 …

Barack Obama is not a socialist. Just ask him. He has no intention of telling businesses how they should conduct themselves, within reason. He supports common-sense laws, basic laws …