Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right by Thomas Frank

On January 4, 2012, in Book Reviews, Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

In Pity the Billionaire, Frank, the great chronicler of American paradox, examines the peculiar mechanism by which dire economic circumstances have delivered wildly unexpected political results. Using firsthand reporting, a deep knowledge of the American Right, and a wicked sense of humor, he gives us the first full diagnosis of the cultural malady that has transformed collapse into profit, reconceived the Founding Fathers as heroes from an Ayn Rand novel, and enlisted the powerless in a fan club for the prosperous.

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Buckley: William F. Buckley Jr. and the Rise of American Conservatism by Carl T. Bogus

On December 10, 2011, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Wilfried F. Voss

William F. Buckley Jr., was the foremost architect of the conservative movement that swept the American political landscape from the 1960s to the early 2000s. When Buckley launched National Review in 1955, conservatism was a beleaguered, fringe segment of the Republican Party.

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Teapartyism – A Debilitating Mental Illness Affecting Parts Of The Conservative Population

On September 2, 2011, in Articles, Satire, Wilfried F. Voss, by Wilfried F. Voss

Teapartyism is a serious, severe, debilitating mental illness that affects parts of the conservative population, equivalent to several million people in the United State. Other statistics about Teapartyism include that it affects women about one and a half times more frequently than men.

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In Time For 4th Of July Celebration: Obama Strips Oval Office’s Red, White & Blue Decor

On July 3, 2011, in Articles, Greenfield, MA, Political Comments, Politics, Politics in Greenfield, Massachusetts, Satire, Wilfried F. Voss, by Wilfried F. Voss

The fact remains, US citizenship is a privilege. Every US citizen has the indisputable right to be proud of being an American. However, American citizenship also includes a responsibility, and that responsibility is to know what you are proud of. Familiarize yourself with the facts. Read books. Read newspapers. Watch the news on TV. Ignorance is poison to everything that the forefathers fought and died for.

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Charlie Brooker: Rightwingers Are Brilliant At Creating Snappy-But-Misleading Nicknames

On August 31, 2010, in Lifestyle, Neurotica, Political Comments, by Wilfried F. Voss

I bring all this up because I’ve been thinking some more about the “Ground Zero mosque” debate. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about the horrible brilliance of the opponents’ endlessly parroted, emotionally charged phrase “Ground Zero mosque”, used to describe something which – at the risk of regurgitating last week’s column – isn’t at Ground Zero and isn’t a mosque.

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The Conservative Greenfielder's Lament

On March 6, 2010, in Greenfield, MA, Life in New England, Politics in Greenfield, Massachusetts, by Wilfried F. Voss

I just discussed an article printed in the local newspaper, The Recorder, with my wife. She had kept it for me to read and was interested in my opinion about it. Before I share my – utterly unimportant – opinion, let me quote from the article (March 3, 2010) titled A Conservative’s Lament by Ben Clarke.

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Scientific Study: Conservatives Have Lower IQ

On March 1, 2010, in Neurotica, by Wilfried F. Voss

The more intelligent people are, the more they are willing to engage into something new. Conservatives and religious people, in turn, do have a lower intelligence quotient. Psychologists believe, the phenomena can be explained through an evolution-biological view.

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