As we all know, racist old colostomy bag Jesse Helms bravely died on the patriotic anti-gay July 4 day of American Independence … or did he? Our sources in North Carolina say there’s an insane nursing-home cover-up engineered by the Jesse Helms Center’s goons to make gullible racist Americans believe Helms died and went to [...]

I’m a great fan of Thomas Hawk’s Digital Connection. Check out his Flickr photostream of the July 4th festivities in Piedmont, California.

I’ve been sitting at my desk tonight wondering how long ago the 4th of July began to blur into Memorial Day. On the TV a reporter was doing interviews at the local mall: Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? One little girl nailed it: “Because it’s Jesus’ birthday!” I think I’ll go to [...]

I find the public passion for justice quite boring and artificial, for neither life nor nature cares if justice is ever done or not.      Patricia Highsmith Prison Population Rate (per 100,000 of the population) Stowage of the British Slave Ship Brookes Under the Regulated Slave Trade

Meet Aaron Maurice of Appleton, Wisconsin. A couple in Appleton was awakened in the early morning hours by the sound of someone whistling in their basement. Being prepared Americans, they grabbed a shotgun and investigated. In the basement they found Mr. Maurice, wearing the man’s hat and the woman’s jacket, and covered in barbecue sauce. [...]