Rumsfeld Resignation Summarized as a Mac OS X Screenshot: via Boing Boing and Digg more »

The polls will be opening up in just over 12 hours. I hope everyone remembers to vote tomorrow. I want to specifically mention the Missouri race for US Senate. Very often it feels like one vote doesn't make much difference, but this is turning into a… more »

Elections have been on my mind a lot lately, especially ways to improve them. Here are three reforms that could go a long way toward making our Democracy work better. 1. Instant-Runoff Voting - Builds consensus and gives third party candidates a… more »

Nonpartisan political watchdog site, FactCheck.org has released a report saying that several of Jim Talent's ads are "misleading" and "deceive voters." In four separate TV spots Republican Sen. Jim Talent of Missouri falsely attributes several… more »

When people started saying that the war in Iraq was about oil, I always thought they were paranoid or stupid. After all, it's not as though the US were just going to march in and seize the oil like some colonial-era invaders. I'm still not sure what I… more »

The most alarming sign of the state of our society now is that our leaders have the courage to sacrifice the lives of young people in war but have not the courage to tell us that we must be less greedy and less wasteful. --Wendell Berry, "Peaceableness… more »

Big oil companies had record profits this year while working people found it tougher than ever to afford prices at the pump. We all know that big corporations spend money in Washington to make sure that they'll continue to post big profits. This chart… more »

I first heard about this from Kyle, but it's worth repeating. There's a book coming out this week that is written by a conservative Christian who worked in the White House office for faith-based initiatives. He says that the Bush administration doesn't… more »

I couldn't find anything on Jim Talent's site about lobby reform, so I emailed to ask about it. Here's the reply: Dear Mr. Ferguson: Thank you for contacting me to voice your concerns regarding lobbying and ethics reform. I appreciate the time… more »

We spent Thursday through Saturday at the Missouri Press Association convention. On Friday morning the MPA hosted a debate for the candidates running for Missouri State Auditor and for the US Senate. C-Span will be airing the senate debate next week.… more »