Jim Martin for Senate

AlexHalpern — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:18:54 -0800

The last time I sat down to write about politics, The United States was still two days from electing Barack Obama the

Last Thoughts on a Long Election

AlexHalpern — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:19:37 -0800

Voting begins in less than 36 hours. So much has been written about this campaign that it’s pointless to try to rehash it all. In the last

Annie Hall and My Current State of Mind

AlexHalpern — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:04:24 -0800

I’m working on a new short story. About halfway through, my brain stopped coming up with witty dialogue. This happens from time to time an

An Old Man Stood at a Podium

AlexHalpern — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:38:50 -0700

An old man stood at a podium. Before him stretched an empty high school auditorium that hours before had been full of peopl

The Road Gets Lower

AlexHalpern — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:26:47 -0700

I don’t feel bad for John McCain anymore. Now I feel angry.

What's Enough?

AlexHalpern — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:22:30 -0700

Settling can be a dangerous thing. Being comfortable can be soul-threateningly. And ego can get in the way of it all.

The Low Road

AlexHalpern — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:17:56 -0700

I felt bad for John McCain tonight. Not so bad that I would ever consider voting for him but bad nonetheless. He looked far less like a life-long p

Remembering The Garden State

AlexHalpern — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:04:02 -0700

For no reason at all, I found myself thinking about New Jersey tonight. When you find a home, no matter where it is or what stigma it comes with, it is not often

The Politics of Loneliness

AlexHalpern — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:27:20 -0700

This is both an excellent and a miserable time to be alone. Excellent because there is no need to censor opinions or be politically correct. Mise

May You Live In Interesting Times

AlexHalpern — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:25:52 -0700

There is not an agreed consensus where this phrase comes from. Popular opinion says that its either a Chinese proverb or curse.

Shooting Equality in the Foot

AlexHalpern — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:04:19 -0700

I hate that I am forced to write about Sarah Palin.

How Can You Be “Anti-Contraception”

AlexHalpern — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:57:57 -0700

I don’t believe in “family values.” For as long as there has been a twenty-four hour news cycle, there has been a vocal contingent on the Right that

The Good Old Days of Nuclear War

AlexHalpern — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:38:59 -0700

The Day After was on the Sci-Fi channel tonight.

The Russian/Georgian Conflict and the Neo-Con Lust for War

AlexHalpern — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:49:18 -0700

As I write this, tanks are rolling into Georgia from the North and people are dying.

My New Philosophy is Called Neo-Classical Existential Realism

AlexHalpern — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:18:25 -0700

I have a new philosophy. I made sure to give it a bunch of names so it sounds as serious and intellectual as I know it is.