Recently I recalled this cartoon by Raymond Pettibon -- the guy who did the cover art for Sonic Youth's Goo and lots of Black Flag records. It's got this picture of a woman dressed in 1940s clothing crying for her boyfriend or husband, who's just been "bumped off" by the Mob. The caption reads "They didn't have to cut him up. They could've done it nice."

This struck me as an admirably succinct summation of vast tracts of contemporary (Neo) liberal ideology, particularly in such areas as "humanitarian intervention" and "just war theory."

my first blog

My name is Mike O'Flaherty. I used to write for The Baffler -- some of you may have read my article "Rockerdammerung" collected in the Boob Jubilee anthology. I do a radio show called "Radio Zero" on WHPK 88.5 FM in Chicago. (We're web streaming now, but I don't know the URL, I'll get back to you on that.) I named this blog after a song by my favorite band, the Germs. I also reckon it'll give you some idea of what to expect.

Well, that's it for now. Be seeing you...