Day August 20, 2006

Dan Fante: “Short Dog”

The prestigious New York Times Review of Books gives Dan Fante’s “Short Dog” a favorable review. Dan’s writing works the same territory as did his father, John Fante, who Charles Bukowski cited as a major influence. This is tough stuff,…

Union leader turned strike breaker

That would be Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles, former union organizer and leader. He’s currently going to court to block city employees from going on a picket line. For this former leader of strikes and student walkouts, his attacking…

‘Back door’ draft

Reservists on ‘inactive ready reserve’ status are getting called back to active duty, with many being shipped to Iraq. This ploy is seldom used by the Pentagon and shows how desperate they are for fresh cannon fodder for their endless…