Letters at 3AM: Too Much of Nothing

The United States pacifies Afghanistan just enough so that China can profit

"...Darya field in the north" (The New York Times online, Sept. 9)...."

Oct. 5, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: Things Like That

Under Obama, we have been subjected to a Patriot Act on steroids

"...for life without a trial" (The New York Times online, May 18)...."

Nov. 2, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: A Big Picture and a Long Game

A U.S. military powered by biofuels could be a game-changer that ends the oil wars

"...chosen for these daylong sessions" (The New York Times online, Sept. 12)...."

Oct. 19, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: It Came From the White House

Obama and a majority of Democratic legislators support the NDAA, allowing the arrest of U.S. citizens without a warrant

"...That's from Courthouse News Service online on Jan. 17. An obscure source for such an..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

9/11 Doubter Selling His Book Online

"...article on "Zelda's Law and 9/11" by Michael Ventura ["Letters at 3am," Sept. 23] left out the most unbelievable..."

Sept. 23, 2011 Postmarks

Letters at 3AM

Russia has gone from a crippled to a powerful nation, using the model of what might be called "national capitalism"

"...(They fled Russia later, reported The New York Times online, Nov. 25, 2004.)..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters Suggestion

"...on "Postscripts" and the dilemma of titling all the letters that will be printed in the Chron's online edition..."

Aug. 20, 2003 Postmarks

Letters at 3AM: Created He Them

From Miss Universe to the military, gender roles don't mean what they used to

"...goals, determination, and wish her the best" (Daily Mail online, March 24)...."

April 20, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

Obama's bank policy is good for bankers and reckless for us

"...foreclosure at the end of last year" (Associated Press online, March 5)...."

April 10, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

We may come to regret there are so few intelligent conservative voices making themselves heard

"..."down payment on a new American socialism" (Associated Press online, Feb. 28). And the ever more bombastic Lou Dobbs,..."

March 27, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3am

If one is to vote for McCain-Palin, what, precisely, would one be voting for?

"...of negotiations set for the next day" (Associated Press online, Aug. 8). The accurate timeline is: South Ossetian separatists..."

Sept. 12, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: Why Not Chicken Fat?

The most important political question of our time: Who benefits from military spending?

"...The New York Times online, Aug. 27:..."

Sept. 7, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: The System Ain't the System

The goal of oligarchy is to utterly disempower the workforce

"...have been stuck since 1973" (The New York Times online, July 28)...."

Aug. 31, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters @ 3AM

The widespread and richly deserved condemnation of President Bush's new Iraq "plan" has been high on rhetoric and low on specificity

"...it to work" (The New York Times, Jan. 24, online), so quorums – and, therefore, decisions – have been..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters @ 3AM

Apart from the boycott, and separate from it, the theme of May 1 was, over and over: Register and vote.

"...L.A. Times (online, May 2): Thirty-nine percent – or roughly 16 million..."

May 12, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: What Are Human Beings For?

No I, only robot

"...NYU's Stern School of Business" (New York Daily News online, Aug. 1, 2011)...."

Jan. 25, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

We Have an Issue: Love Letters to Austin

Send us your stories about what you love and miss most about our city

"...So we’ve set up an online submission form to gather your stories about whatever you..."

April 24, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Van Ryzin Launches Online Arts Magazine

Nonprofit Sightlines to offer cultural journalism, criticism

"...The online venture made its official debut during the first weekend..."

Nov. 13, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Letters at 3AM – Manifesto: A Radical Aesthetics

Get stuff out there; work with cause: That's the genesis of LettersAt3amPress

"...chops to be an organizer or a businessman. But online publishing is a revolution in my medium. Jazmin Aminian..."

March 21, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: A Pattern of Subversion

President Obama regularly oversteps his bounds of office

"...The Times online, March 5: "Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. asserted..."

April 6, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: A Show of Hands

There has never been a war like this

"...crises, a classified Pentagon assessment has concluded" (Associated Press online, Feb. 20, 2009). Again notice the date: This assessment..."

July 29, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: Life as We Don't Know It

Our planet casts a shadow

"...Reuters online, Dec. 2, 2010: "A strange, salty lake in California..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM: Where We Actually Live: Part II

The country the tea partiers want back no longer exists

"...Backers Wealthier and More Educated" (The New York Times online, April 14). Conservatives and liberals are, in my experience,..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3am: Somehow It Gets to Be Tomorrow

For many American families, one salary is not enough to keep everyone in the household fed

"...each day in Los Angeles" (Los Angeles Daily News online, Nov. 23, 2009). That report notes that in the..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

The economic future of the United States is no longer in our hands

"...home of free market capitalism" (Toronto's Globe and Mail online, Oct. 15). That article notes that the European Union..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters @ 3AM

Steve Erickson's new novel Zeroville shows what you have to go through to see how monotheism screws up your consciousness

"...review. So I did what I usually wouldn't: go online and read the review. Beneath a nifty drawing, it..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters @ 3AM

At least four factors could determine the nominees and results of the next presidential election, and nobody's talking about them yet

"...Week, Aug. 26, 2005, p.16). The Christian Science Monitor (online, May 2, 2006) reports the Pew Center's survey that..."

Nov. 9, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Willie Nelson Delivers Down to Earth Keynote SXSW Online Needed

“I smoke a lot of pot, keeps from killing people or getting killed”

"...He’s also co-written a book with Turk Pipkin, Letters to America...."

March 17, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Mac's Love Letters

Ian McLagan got that mojo working

"...respective style preferences and times of availability. Just like online dating, when a band and a venue approved of..."

June 20, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Letters at 3AM: The Revolution Will Be Printed

Digital fabrication will change the course of the future

"...Walmart, Target, and Home Depot. Most stores, in fact. Online shopping, too, will be largely obsolete. "The means of..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Column by Michael Ventura

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