It is a time of freedom and fear, of Gaia and of borders, of many paths and the widening of
a universal toll road, emptying country and swelling cities, of the public bought into
privacy and the privacy of the public sold into invisible data banks and knowing
algorithms. It is the time of the warrior's peace and the miser's charity, when the
planting of a seed is an act of conscientious objection.
These are the times when maps fade and direction is lost. Forwards is backwards now, so we glance sideways at the strange lands through which we are all passing, knowing for certain only that our destination has disappeared. We are unready to meet these times, but we proceed nonetheless, adapting as we wander, reshaping the Earth with every tread. Behind us we have left the old times, the standard times, the high times. Welcome to the irregular times. The nation watched with jaws agape as George W. Bush failed again, and again, and again, and again, to identify a single mistake he has made as president. "I'm sure something will pop into my head here," he grinned at one point. But no, even then George W. Bush couldn't identify a single mistake he has made as president. Can you help the president identify his mistakes? Post them here. Better yet, call the White House at 202-456-1111. Better yet, write a letter to the editor of your local paper and let him know in public. Quick! The president needs your help. Return to the Irregular Times Main Page
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