The Daily Dorkmonger

"People who work for free are far hungrier than anybody who has a salary, so they're going to outperform, they're going to try...

This chart from the Center for American Progress shows 10 safety-net programs facing huge cutbacks versus the tax breaks for the wealthy th...

I had almost forgotten about the World's Worst Teacher . Back in 2008, kindergarten teacher Wendy Portillo at Morningside Elementary in ...

I've been waiting 13 years for this. It was 1997 when a friend and I went to a newly remodeled AMC theater. Got our tickets, found our t...

"I'm anti-spending and anti-government," crows David, as scooter-bound Janice looks on. "The welfare state is out of cont...

I'm trying to think of something good to say about the month of September, but basically the weather is unbearably hot and I have at lea...

I and the public know What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done Do evil in return. — W.H. Auden. So let me get this straight...

When I heard that some chick-magnet in a wheelchair was in the lead to win his own show on Oprah's new network, and that much of this ...

I know my blog posts have been a little sparse this month. I'm not sure what my problem is. Maybe I've caught that infectious anti-i...

I usually don't believe conspiracy theories. But then there's this : To avoid Constance McMillen bringing a female date to her prom,...

Health care reform won't be worth crap if it doesn't cover a steampunked chair with vodka and cranberry juice pumps. Seriously, I ha...

But unfortunately, they're not the least bit cute. First up, Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall (R) says disabled children are God's pun...

( Hulu video ) I'm not sure if it was this catchy little showtune or the subsequent date scene that caused the Palin family to go into t...

Pray4Trig , a site promoting a worldwide day of prayer to heal Trig Palin, can't be serious, right? Also, it is known publicly that Trig...

Keith Olbermann said it all last night. This health care bill is a perversion of what government is supposed to be : Visit msnbc.com for bre...

Of course, the Department of Homeland Security insists this is no big deal, but somehow a private government contractor posted a TSA air pa...

"He loved this country and devoted his life to serving it. He always believed that our best days were still ahead, but it's hard to...

I usually don't torture myself with morning radio shows. Listening to morning "zoo crews" or whatever they call themselves now...

I discovered the joy of cooking this year when I started taking a weekly class at the Silicon Valley Independent Living Center ( SVILC ) -- ...

Over on Gawker, they have the scoop on the people who will fix your money . The BBC has the scoop on who has been named for the new Obama ad...