by James Heflin | Dec 17, 2008 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Never one to miss a party, Dick Cheney proudly proclaims that he aided torture, just after saying "we don't do torture":Did you authorize the tactics that were used against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed? CHENEY: I was aware of the program, certainly, and...
by James Heflin | Dec 17, 2008 | Ten Gallon Liberal
From the summary and conclusions of the Senate Armed Services Committee report released last week, in case anybody was wondering if American torture came courtesy of "a few bad apples." What does one do about criminal actions like this? Al Qaeda and Taliban...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 17, 2008 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Mom and grand-dog Bo in summer, circa 2002, on the front stoop of our house, 471 State Street, Albany, NY. One brief note, strictly as a bereaved son. Sheila Berger understood me, my aesthetic, my hopes as a writer, an artist, a person -what I could be and make and do...