1984, written in 1948 by George Orwell, tells the tale of a society in the year 1984 that is under constant war, and ruled by a dictatorship that uses tight surveillance and mind control to police its populace. The main character, Winston Smith, is a civil servant of the...
Politics

Who is a “real” American?
If you grew up in the ’80s like me, many of you probably spent Saturday mornings watching WWF and Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling. You knew every line of Hulk’s trademark theme song and sang along before he pummeled the latest WWF heel. Come on, sing it with me...

Supreme Court clarifies basis for why copyright suits over unregistered works should be dismissed
A group of freelance writers filed a class-action copyright infringement case in federal court in New York. The case was settled the judge approved the settlement, but some of the plaintiffs objected to the settlement on procedural grounds, and when the court entered final judgment, those objecting plaintiffs appealed...

A Letter from Satan to Pat Robertson
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune published a letter from Satan to evangelist Pat Robertson, responding to his comment that Haiti’s persistent troubles, including the earthquake, are due to a pact the nation made with Mephistopheles Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I...
