Addicted To Fear

This has been a bad year for America. We've lost the ability to tune out. We no longer know how to calm down and appreciate what we have. Switch off the wi-fi for a few days, turn off the TV, and it's amazing how much more reasonable the world instantly seems.

Though our economy may not be what it was, we're actually safer and less susceptible to crime or war than at any time in our history. But in the same way retailers want us buying on Christmas, others want us scared to death and addicted to news of threats at home and from abroad. 

The "Mo' Spin" Zone

Ken O'Brien

This week on Real Time with Bill Maher the host rather succinctly summed up the case regarding the journalistic integrity of one Bill O'Reilly and his employer Fox News.

Where Do You Get Your News?

Ken O’Brien

Local news, that is.

Southbridge used to have a daily paper.

Now it is a weekly.

Southbridge used to have a radio station.

Now it is a religious outlet.

So the question is, “Where do you get your local news now?”

News Or Rumor?

Ken O’Brien

I truly loathe engaging in unnecessary conflicts, especially with those who I respect.

However, I take great pride and care in the content of this blog. I try to distinguish quite clearly between facts, opinion and analysis.

Therefore I take some measure of pique when it is implied that I am engaged in rumor mongering.