I've never heard this particular fact, borne out by plenty of recent history, stated with such clarity and detail as I have in the following article...and it's about time! Maybe this will eliminate the need for several chapters of my forthcoming book, which was sure to be quite voluminous and, due to the issues mentioned here, was looking like it would never be completed. It is also the primary reason why I have not once returned to the United States since leaving shortly after the invasion of Iraq and just prior to the worst President in US history being elected to a second term - something I will never, ever understand. I only hope people will read this article, realize what a disturbing, shameless mess the US has devolved into over the past decade and strive with all their might to turn the trend around before there is nothing left to salvage. After all, I'd really like to come home, some day...

I've never heard this particular fact, borne out by plenty of recent history, stated with such clarity and detail as I have in the following article...and it's about time! Maybe this will eliminate the need for several chapters of my forthcoming book, which was sure to be quite voluminous and, due to the issues mentioned here, was looking like it would never be completed. It is also the primary reason why I have not once returned to the United States since leaving shortly after the invasion of Iraq and just prior to the worst President in US history being elected to a second term - something I will never, ever understand. I only hope people will read this article, realize what a disturbing, shameless mess the US has devolved into over the past decade and strive with all their might to turn the trend around before there is nothing left to salvage. After all, I'd really like to come home, some day... - From celebrity culture to phony public intellectuals to shallow politicians -- there's an assault on rational thinking in this country.