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WOLFSBURG – German Chancellor Angela Merkel asserted that the Volkswagen emission debacle, including years of cover-up, was “no conspiracy.” Merkel stated: “Already there are crazy Volkswagen conspiracy theorists on the Internet who believe... More »
By Dan Geddes 20 September 2015 WASHINGTON – Faith that the Federal Reserve Bank will finally raise interest rates, after years of broken promises, is now at an all-time high. “The Fed is really going to raise rates after our next meeting,” said Norm... More »
By Dan Geddes WASHINGTON – Global leaders negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) affirmed the necessity of secret negotiations for the massive trade and “global governance” deal. “The TPP is for your own good. Trust us,” ... More »
19 June 2015 AMSTERDAM – An international survey of satirists has found that an overwhelming majority consider themselves “morally superior” to the rest of humanity. The survey, conducted by The Satirist, found that more than 87% of 2,000 sel... More »
By Dan Geddes WASHINGTON – A recent Langley University study has found that today’s youth are simply “too lazy” to protest wars or economic injustice. The study, commissioned by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, sought to understand ... More »
By Dan Geddes WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve bank today lowered the prime lending rank to i percent. Federal Reserve spokesperson Freely de Baise stated: “As any child who has studied pre-algebra knows, i is the imaginary number, the square root... More »
By Dan Geddes NEW YORK – Guido da Vinci always wondered how there could so much extra virgin olive oil in supermarkets across the world. “I mean wherever I went in the world, I could find extra virgin olive oil. A lot of it. Finally, I thought: how could ... More »
Rick Perlstein Review by Dan Geddes 13 March 2015 The Invisible Bridge is a guilty pleasure for those who enjoy 1970s nostalgia. It chronicles that time of serial debacle (1973–1976) between Watergate and the election of Jimmy Carter, an era when Americans w... More »
While peace-loving people around the world hold their breath with fear that World War III might break out at any time in multiple hot spots, most Americans (72%) aren’t too worried about it, according to a recent Trotter poll. Trotter interviewed some ordina... More »
By Dan Geddes 21 January 2015 America’s fullness is a bad fullness; an emptiness. America is full of emptiness, because it is too full of fullness. It is even empty of emptiness—but in the bad way. –Yamamoto Shunryu Yamamoto (’JA-MAH-’MOH-TOH) wa... More »
One thing is clear: Christmas traditions differ in every country in which they are celebrated. The pre-Christian Germanic peoples centered their winter celebration, Yule (which is still mentioned in the same breath as Christmas) around the god of Odin. Odin wa... More »
High-Tech Saint Nick Saint Nicholas arrived in Amsterdam, aboard a shiny new ship, looking old as Father Abraham, after his long, tempestuous trip. “To navigate the stormy seas is tough for any old man. I used old maps—no... More »