markeggertsen's blog

I have really wanted to end this all-too-short series regarding the birth of what Chomsky has called the "Public Relations" industry, and specifically the way in which one arm of it, in particular the media, has grown by leaps and bounds both in power, and more recently in stupidity.  Read More »

Something occurred to me shortly before the election regarding this Barack Obama guy. I like him. I like him a lot. He is just so likeable and has so much appeal across such a wide spectrum. I began to be troubled by this as I thought about it and something occurred to me; something astonishing.  Read More »

I was inspired tonight during my late shift when one of my very favorite pop songs came to mind out of the blue. The song is well-known, which is not normally a characteristic of the music I listen to, but it means as muich to me as it does to anyone, regardless of race. We all have to share this world with one another, and because of that discrimination affects every one of us at some point.  Read More »

Proposition 8 in California has passed.

I'm not in a very good mood.  Read More »

Renaissance humanist writer Petrarch wrote of the sprit of the new era at its dawn. He observed that the Italian Renaissance amounted to a "period of light following a long night of Gothic gloom." The quote has stuck with me since my Western Civilization classes for its poignance both on an intellectual level and a deeply personal one.  Read More »

Hello ProgressiveUsers -

Am I the only one who notices a trend in our nation's history of recessions?  Read More »

Hey there --

A fellow Progressive U user sent me these links in trying to illustrate to me why he feels Obama is a threat and is lying or generalizing on his associations with Bill Ayers. My philosophy being to read before you judge, I went through and read both articles. I submit the links to you here:

Wall Street Journal:  Read More »

Hello progressive u users and readers --

I would like to take this time to write with much enthusiasm on what I feel is McCain's real problem in this election.  Read More »