A Beaster Miracle

BY IAN MURPHY

No, it’s not immoral,” she hemmed. “But…”

“But, what?” I wondered, pinning my bright red fedora to the curly afro-wig. I checked my face paint in the side mirror and smiled.

“But,” she reflected, steering the wheel, “it is sort of mean.”

“Like teaching a small child that they’re going to hell?” I shot back. “Straighten up and fly right, Little Jimmy, or it’s Satan’s pitchfork—right in your ass—for all motherfucking eternity!” I illustrated by repeatedly stabbing the dashboard with my balloon-animal fish.

“OK!” she relented. “But what’s the point?”

I slapped my forehead and said, “It’s not that cryptic! What these people believe is a fucking joke. I’m dressed as a clown. What—what—what’s not to get?” Read the rest of this entry »

ELEVEN COMMON SENSE WAYS TO BEAT THE RECESSION

BY IAN MURPHY

We all know the economy has taken a beating.¹ But it seems like no one (including the – HA! – “economists”) has the slightest “idea” what to do about “it.”

In fact, from Tim Geithner to Larry Summers, the people in charge of fixing the problem are the very villains who helped make this mess! They’ve had every chance to redeem themselves, but their policies are proving as bankrupt as the US Treasury.

Well, America, it’s high time we grab the bull by the horns (you may want to put on gloves; you don’t know where they’ve been²) and steer the rampaging beast toward the red flag (not code for Communism³) of economic prosperity.

Ingenuity has always been our economic engine.⁴ And what we need now to overcome this recession is creativity – that can-do American spirit of invention! So here, I offer some new, practical ways to stimulate the economy: Read the rest of this entry »