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Eulogizing Expansionary Austerity

It has been a long road, about three years writing on this particular issue, but the debate or more accurately lack thereof regarding the merits of expansionary austerity is all but settled. With the…

Uncensored Manifesto from Retired LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner

From: Christopher Jordan Dorner /7648 To: America Subj: Last resort Regarding CF# 07-004281 Christopher Dorner w/ Chief William Bratton I know most of you who personally know me are in disbelief to…
AUTHOR:Davey D
PUBLISHED: Feb. 7, 2013
LENGTH: 45 minutes (11355 words)

Snoop Lion Interview - GQ January 2013

I hope you're hungry for weed. Because by the end of this little story, you're gonna want to see it, smell it, feel the soft crunch of a bud the size of a pear crumbling
SOURCE:www.gq.com
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1024 words)

The Top 10 Longreads of 2012

9. The Semplica-Girl Diaries George Saunders | The New Yorker | October 8, 2012 | 35 minutes (8,979 words) A father uses his lottery winnings for an extravagant birthday party for his teenage…
LENGTH: 1 minutes (283 words)

Revenge of the Reality-Based Community

I know that it’s unattractive and bad form to say “I told you so” when one’s advice was ignored yet ultimately proved correct. But in the wake of the Republican…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 26, 2012
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3478 words)

The Gangster Princess of Beverly Hills

Illustration by Sean McCabe "What's going on here? I'm a model," Lisette Lee shouted, flinging open the door of her Escalade and assuming her most indignant expression. Her Chanel heels clicked on…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 31, 2012
LENGTH: 32 minutes (8102 words)

Revolt of the Rich

It was 1993, during congressional debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement. I was having lunch with a staffer for one of the rare Republican congressmen who opposed the policy of so-called…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 27, 2012
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3268 words)

Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital

Mitt Romney illustration Illustration by Robert Grossman The great criticism of Mitt Romney, from both sides of the aisle, has always been that he doesn't stand for anything. He's a flip-flopper,…
PUBLISHED: Aug. 29, 2012
LENGTH: 31 minutes (7920 words)

The Shame of College Sports

A litany of scandals in recent years have made the corruption of college sports constant front-page news. We profess outrage each time we learn that yet another student-athlete has been taking…
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1198 words)
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