The Sublime, The Decider-in-Chief

by | Jan 10, 2011 | Ten Gallon Liberal

Ever heard of Barbara Follett? Her story, first of remarkable literary prowess at a very young age, then of a disconsolate adulthood with a tragic and mysterious end, is the sort of thing that sounds like a myth. Just read a fascinating story about her here. From her...

What now?

by | Jan 11, 2011 | Ten Gallon Liberal

David Stockman is a former Reagan administration official who had a road-to-Damascus experience in which he realized supply-side and “trickle down” economics are in fact a massive cart of porcine effluvium (not to mention impossible to implement...

Feelings, Nothing More Than

by | Jan 14, 2011 | Ten Gallon Liberal

The little girl shot at Gabrielle Giffords’ event was in a book about children born on Sept. 11, 2001. Which makes her life one begun and ended in acts of political violence. Horrific. Now the fine folks of the Westboro Baptist Church plan to protest her...