Not being seen allows a god to have much greater powers without the human analog constantly being bothered to perform miracles. The Priests still get bothered some, but they can simply promise to “put in a good word.” They can also much more plausibly ask for money than can someone claiming to be omnipotent. – [...]

From the time it started blowing money on abstinence-only education in 1981 (under the Reagan Administration) the US Government has spent from $4,000,000 (1982) to $214,300,000 (2008) every year funding this prohibitive lesson – and it adds up quickly (moreso with Bush policy funneling more taxpayer money in and finding ways to issue grants to [...]

The Report to Congressional Committees 09-747 authored by the United States Government Accountability Office reveals some glaring scientific mistakes on the part of the Department of Homeland Security with the potential for far-reaching effects (should the attendant stupidity of DHS pseudoscience dupe legislators). The problem: Until 2008, live FMD virus could by law be used [...]

The latest in a long line of revelations regarding the efficiency of the government of the United States of America, here is: Brought to you by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, George Washington Bush, Richard Cheney, the Military-Industrial-Entertainment Complex, et al. Oversight of contingency operations is important and must begin [...]

Not exactly a news flash, but it is always interesting to hear of the exploits of petty bureaucrats – especially when they happen to run the CIA. Jones presents a withering portrait of the CIA as suffering from a timid, self-serving bureaucracy that has stifled initiative and failed to recruit meaningful spies. The CIA has [...]