Andy Hailey

Power and Abosolute Power – What has happened to the U.S. Congress

Newt Gingrich recently repeated the well known phrase on power and absolute power but he put it in the context…

20 years ago

As Distrust of Institutions Grows, Are Fundamentalists Using This Distrust To Take Control and Subjugate Their Enemies?

So, what does the fundamentalist control of the United States mean for the institutions and individuals that do not agree…

20 years ago

Presidential Mendacity and Apocrypha, Urban Legends, and Media Pliability

Whoppers, whether told by presidents of countries or companies, survive only with the help of the profit oriented media. Most…

20 years ago

Where Bush Leads, Ohio Follows – Deeper into “1984”

There has been plenty of news recently about the federal Patriot Act and its potential for violating our civil rights…

20 years ago

Corruption Requires Secrets, Secrets Need Protection, and Protection Requires Collusion and a Hobbled Media

... a disturbing cabal that started after the resignation of President Nixon and continues today in the Bush administration with…

20 years ago

Shrinking Sea Ice Area Helps Promote Record Hurricane Season

In Warnings from Katrina and Rita?, I provided a chart that plots the number of named storms over time for…

20 years ago

More Corporate Failure – And a Win for Labor?

In Has America’s Greatest Generation Begat The Failure Generation?, I summarized the introduction to “The Rise of the Rogue Executive,”…

20 years ago

December 2005 WAWG Index – Down Slightly

The total WAWG index was down 11,407 points from November, 2005.   The December average was down 834 points from…

20 years ago

China – Overt Military or Stealth Political Powerhouse?

Will the administration's lack of recognition of the growing political power of China add international failure to the current list…

20 years ago

The FEMA Recovery Channel – More Government Media Control?

This government media source isn't as blatant as Pentagon Channel and seems to be more more responsive to requests to…

20 years ago