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Anyone Who Doesn’t Smile …

From our Agitator backlist … Happy Holidays! Presidential candidate Bill Richardson is running two of the best political ads ever in Iowa and on YouTube. These spots communicate his experience and record — easily the match (or better) of any other candidate — in a wonderfully imaginative, memorable and ingratiating manner. Too flip? Nah … […]

Learn More December 31, 2007

Kid Squanders Relief Money?

From our Agitator backlist … one of my favorites of all time. Happy Holidays! I apologize in advance to all the international child support agencies whose crucial work on the ground (and direct marketing) I fervently admire. But I can barely pick myself up off the floor after reading this “expose” from one of my […]

Learn More December 28, 2007

Beware Of Greeks Bearing Gifts!

From our Agitator backlist … Happy Holidays! Richard Conniff in his “Basic Instincts” blog/column at the New York Times propounds the Rule of the Decent Interval. It holds that the value of a good deed decreases in direct proportion to how badly you need the resulting good will. Conniff illustrates his rule with several recent […]

Learn More December 27, 2007

New Zealand War Machine

From our Agitator backlist … Happy Holidays! I don't know what this post has to do with anything, but here goes … Just saw a pie chart depicting how New Zealand government was going to spend its 2007 budget, totalling NZ$56.1 billion. A whopping 3%, or NZ$1.7 billion is allocated to “Defence.” I suppose that's […]

Learn More December 26, 2007

A Christmas Carol To Leave You Smiling

To get into a wonderful holiday spirit, listen to this remarkable rendition of O Holy Night. [Just click directly on the song title. It will take a few moments to activate your media player and download, but it's worth it. Don't forget to turn your audio on.] The Agitator Guarantee: This performance will leave you […]

Learn More December 23, 2007

The Nonprofiteer Is, Well, Agitated

And we love it! Today she takes a whack at those who complain that there are too many nonprofits out there. (The Agitator confesses to having “fewer is better” days.) Her argument in a nutshell: If our political system was remotely responsive (jabbing her finger in particular at whimpy Democrats on privacy and Iraq funding […]

Learn More December 21, 2007