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Blog Entries by Graham Milne from 05/2012

The Force Should Be With You, Always

| Posted 05.04.2012
Read More: Star Wars, Star Wars Philosophy, Jar Jar Binks, The Phantom Menace, Luke Skywalker, May the Force Be With You, May the Fourth Be With You, News

Star Wars represents something that has gone somewhat astray amidst the background noise of our snarky modern discourse, and deserves to be brought back in full vigor.

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I Can't Worry About Gay Marriage; I'm Too Focused on My Own

| Posted 05.11.2012
Read More: Supreme Court, President Barack Obama, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Marriage, Religion, The West Wing, President Obama Gay Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Society, Lgbt Marriage, Gay Marriage, Human Rights, Obama Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, News

That, I think, is how one preserves the sacred institution of marriage -- by making our own an example of the best that it can be, not fretting fruitlessly over whether other people can or can't get married to the person they love.

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Dear Pasty Republican Billionaires: Haven't You Got Anything Better to Do?

| Posted 05.17.2012
Read More: Supreme Court, Politics News, Sheldon Adelson, Tea Party, Karl Rove, Koch Brothers, Super PACs, President Barack Obama, Joe Ricketts, Foster Friess, Republicans, Election 2012, Citizens United, Obamacare, News

These real-life Charles Foster Kanes have conquered the business world, crushed enemies in their wake and accumulated wealth to rival that of the pharaohs. But love remains elusive for them, no matter how many zeroes in their Cayman Islands offshore holding account.

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