Paul Krugman

I think Obama and the Republicans are trying to destroy the country. I think the plan is to get as much US capital into the top 1% of bank accounts, and invest it elsewhere. From yesterday’s New York Times: On Thursday, President Obama met with Republicans to discuss a debt deal. We don’t know exactly … More Paul Krugman

A to Z

I heard Assange and Žižek on KPFT, 90.1 on your FM dial, today while stuck in traffic on US 59N in Houston, and I was quite positively impressed by both of them. If I had the drive to do over again, I’d go downtown on surface streets and get on I-10E from San Jacinto, a … More A to Z

Period Piece(s)

I saw this van in the parking lot of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. Its front license plate says “Texas Turn-On.” I am multiplying it by five to create an art installation right here. At the state welcome center on the Sabine River I had seen a granite megalith erected in 1962 by … More Period Piece(s)

Phil Ochs

One of the things I did on Independence Day was see There But For Fortune, the documentary on Phil Ochs, at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, which is a very good museum. I liked the film better than some of the reviewers I have read did. This was the last day and someone … More Phil Ochs