The Rhetorist

Back in 2008, the political hype was centered on how well the Obama campaign had used the Internet to rally troops for the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency. The action is considered historic on several levels. Four years later, the dynamic has taken on more interesting dimensions as the  [ Read More ]

ABSTRACT: Image manipulation, archiving, and sharing are all critical technological aspects of Western culture and postmodern civilization. Consequently, creation, identification, dissemination, and proliferation of powerful images across media channels today indicate a burgeoning area of information technology. While words alone are capable of conveying adequate information across media channels, the  [ Read More ]

I am generally apolitical. I have accepted this president as a world leader that is respected as such, and, consequently have been fortunate to reap the benefits of that while traveling across the world. The differences between this administration and the former Bush administration are wholeheartedly evident around the globe  [ Read More ]

I’m relatively apolitical, really kinda swing in the breeze rather than swim in the toilet when it comes to politics. But in the wake of the Tucson, Arizona massacre that killed six so far and put US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a medically-induced coma while we await the outcome, I  [ Read More ]