You know you’re in trouble when other people start referring to you in Sarcastic Capitalized Phrases. (More)

Someday they’ll invent ear plugs that accommodate ear tufts. By then I’ll probably be deaf. (More)

For this weekend’s reading list, we have articles on public support for cuts to military spending, the growing number of children in foster care after their parents were deported, the continued strength of Social Security, how public-private partnerships on infrastructure projects are too often a rip off of taxpayers, and the continued privatization of education [...]

Voters passed North Carolina’s anti-equality Amendment One yesterday. It was another act of desperation. (More)

I took a break from 21st Century Political Nuttitude to watch a discussion about the science of 21st Century Political Nuttitude. Oh well. (More)

For this weekend’s reading list we have a website urging North Carolinians to vote Against the anti-LGBT Amendment One on May 8, an excerpt from Paul Krugman’s new book, an accounting of the SEC’s increased criminal and civil prosecutions of financial fraud, a report on the importance of immigration to our economy and fiscal future, [...]

It may surprise you to learn that I’m really not big on titles. I use “The BPI Squirrel” in public because my real name, Regis Phlyphytyphts Fluffytail III, sounds too stuffy even to me. (My middle name comes from the Welsh side of the family.) I call my wife “Mrs. Squirrel” because her real name [...]

The twins, Nancy and Michelle, were musing aloud yesterday about why they’re red squirrels and not grey squirrels. They’re in school now and learning color concepts like red stop signs and grey clouds, but they don’t think of themselves as stop signs or their grey friends as rainy. Mrs. Squirrel explained that red squirrels have [...]

For this weekend’s reading list, we have an article on how the GOP has broken our political system, a detailing of how ObamaCare will save Medicare $200 billion by 2016, an interview with President Obama, an overview of studies finding that higher taxes on the wealthy will not harm the economy, and a summary of [...]

Last night the twins were talking about their schoolwork and Nancy suddenly said “I’m going to be president someday.” Michelle insisted she would be a better president, and they began to their first primary debate. Their platforms were mainly about homework (less) and squirrel feeders (more). Although they didn’t disagree on issues, they still had [...]