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Ackerman makes a stellar point. Times are definitely tough if you’ve gotten used to eight years of being able to sell, sell, sell to a government that would not only buy, buy, buy but use, use, use. Now these individuals are faced with the task of doing business with a government that will certainly still purchase…

Millions of Americans have bodily aches and pains they cannot afford to ease. President Obama is prepared to tax the wealthy to help relieve those pressures. That got The Buzz wondering. In a capitalist country so large with so many people: Is universal health care feasible in the United States? Keep it civil. Stay on…

Andrew Mwenda of the Ugandan Independent takes his country and its leader, Yoweni Museveni, to task on how they constantly claims superiority over neighboring Rwanda but consistently falls short in backing the claim up with facts. The Buzz isn’t enough of an authority to speak to the nuance of trouble between both countries presently, but this…

MC Lyte plays Carnegie Hall tonight. You know, as in, “Why, oh why did I need cappuccino?” That Lyte. Doug E. Fresh will be there, too. It’s not that Carnegie has gone old-school hip-hop. Lyte and the Original Human Beat Box are part of a strikingly eclectic show launching Carnegie’s monthlong celebration of black music, put…

Deadspin reports that New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese has a positive, however conditioned, outlook on the star receiver’s future with the franchise. For his part, Burress has done work on his own to get back in good graces. A Public Service Announcement from Plaxico Burress Sheer delight.

U.S. News & World Reports: GOP to Steele: Shut Your Pie Hole TBT: Man. It’s cold in the streets. MSNBC: President’s Approval Rating at All-Time High, “All-Time” Not Long Time TBT: Kudos for getting off on the right foot of course, but it’s been a month and change. Let’s settle down. ESPN: NLF Players Missing at Sea,…

Should you read the Bible? You probably haven’t. A century ago, most well-educated Americans knew the Bible deeply. Today, biblical illiteracy is practically universal among nonreligious people. My mother and my brother, professors of literature and the best-read people I’ve ever met, have not done much more than skim Genesis and Exodus. Even among the…

While The Buzz still embraces the megalomaniacal tendencies of Kanye West, the post about his comments on vh1 Storytellers during his performance of ‘Touch the Sky’ was off-base. If you watch the performance of the song in its entirety, you’ll probably come away less aghast than the soundbite would betray. You may not be completely into the…