— by Polydamas In chapter 1 of Ecclesiastes, the prophet wrote “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be be; and that which is done is what shall be done; and there is no new thing under…
Unemployment’s Unintended Benefit
— by Polydamas In what can only be described as a wasteful yet comical attempt by a government agency to find a tiny sliver of silver lining in a sky full of dark clouds, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has…
The Lesson of Iraq
— by Odysseus As the cities of the Sunni triangle in Iraq, just north of Baghdad, fall to the forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), some of the world’s people look on in horror, others look…
Uncovering the Truth Behind Political Sophistry
— by Polydamas The Cassandra Times was founded a few years ago to appreciate the classical lessons of antiquity which were bequeathed to us by Greece and Rome. It was and still is our firmest conviction that, while the march…
Identification Required to Bank, But Not To Vote?
— by Odysseus In the past several months, at least two major US banks, Morgan Chase (Chase Bank) and Bank of America, have implemented a new internal bank policy. This policy requires that their customers show a valid driver’s license…
Flat-Ass Tax
— by Hephaestus I woke up exhausted on the morning of April 16th from the exhausted sleep I’d fallen into on the night of April 15th, after a full day of wailing, flailing, and gnashing of teeth, only to find…