Today U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder outlined the next step in his ambitious plan to protect federal malaise from “overachieving” state governments. Fresh from announcing a federal lawsuit against Arizona state for “making crime fighting look too easy,” Holder announced the Justice Department will sue Miami County, Florida sheriff Earl Hendricks. Hendricks has been accused of interrupting long-standing local traditions and threatening the Federal government’s right to incompetence.     Federal law enforcement experts had been calling for the move since Henrick’s department made several ... Read More

Here's a treat for all of the neocons who can't defeat Ron Paul's idea in debate and instead resort to calling him unelectable. Despite weak support from the Republican party, Ron Paul is in a statistical dead heat with Barack Obama in a recent Rasmussen Poll (http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections2/election_2012/election_2012_barack_obama_42_ron_paul_41)! Sure Ras is known to skew polls slightly against Democrats, but even with a few point swing, this is HUGE news. Most interestingly, I think, is that Ron Paul dominates among unaffiliated voters like myself. ... Read More

Hello everybody, I'm back (not that many of you stuck around for my ten-month hiatus :-)! I've been way too busy with school and my personal life to even consider writing anything for Modern Counterculture. It's a shame, but that's life, No? Anyway, from here on out, I aim to keep my comments short but sweet. So anyway, onto the world and its never-ending problems: I have a love hate relationship with conservatism. I'm love the movement but hate the leaders. Take Sarah Palin, Newt ... Read More

  On June 28, 2009, President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras was forcibly removed from power in an apparent coup. Unlike many coups, however, this one was relatively unique in that it was not driven by a would-be-dictators power lust but by a desire to stop just such a thing from happening. You see, Mr. Zelaya had for some time been pushing a referendum that would enable him to "reform" the Honduran constitution to allow for re-election. Unfortunately for Mr. Zelaya, the Honduran constitution has ... Read More

  Congressional motors releases a teaser for it's latest vehicle! Soon you too can enjoy the comfort of your very own government issued vehicle at low low price!*   httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAqPMJFaEdY   *NOTE: Price varies on a progressive scale from free to one million $. Does not include government carbon monitoring service fee and fuel, carbon, and oxygen taxes.  Read More

In another stunning display of stupidity and partisanship, the Department of Justice has decided that the state of Georgia is violaing the constitution by checking social security numbers and drivers licenses of voters. Apparently the system had a disproportionate impact on minority voters. A fascinating, unrelated fact. Did you know that almost all of the 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States are minorities? Read More: http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/jun/01/us-voting-checks-060109/ Read More

  There are two views of the future of America. One is the oft-taught "melting pot." In this view, all immigrants integrate into society, each group contributing something unique and new to our national identity. The opposing view is that of the "salad bowl," in which the majority white citizens provide a base in which smaller ethnic and racial groups remain distinct and separate in the way that a tomato or cucumber remains distinct from other parts of the salad. Liberals tend to ... Read More

  Quick Summary: •    Uses the Geneva Convention to highlight why former President Bush is not a War Criminal. •    Discusses the implications of coercive interrogation and government power and presents a possible compromise for the issue.   Since the images of the Abu Ghraib abuses were released, followed by the news of the CIA’s secret prisons and its enhanced interrogation techniques, there has been a fierce debate over the legality of the various measures involved. Republicans and Conservatives generally favor the techniques and insist that ... Read More

Arianna Huffington's Book: An Autobiography?   Arianna Huffington, the liberal’s liberal and (in)famous co-founder of the ultra-liberal Huffington Post, believes that the future of journalism lies in selling journalistic credentials to the highest bidder. Yes, someone who believes dearly in democracy and the middle class apparently believes that we should trust a news source which hires reporters based upon how much they can afford to donate **ahem** pay, for their position. Arianna has offered a summer internship, available in a charity auction for the ... Read More

  MSNBC's Chuck Todd recently tried to ask Obama's Press Secretary Robert Gibbs how the administration could honestly attempt to portray its $17 billion budget cut, which amounts to less than a half a percent of the total budget, as a serious spending reduction. Todd asked, "1/2 of one percent, how is this truly a tough decision and a tightening of the belt?" Gibbs responded by making quips about the stock price of GE (NBC's and Chuck Todd's parent company) and how much ... Read More