Even those who bow to democracy and favor its application are quick to suggest numerous situations in which it would not work. There are more exceptions among the friends of democarcy than there are in an insurance policy. —Charles Ferguson A Little Democracy is a Dangerous Thing
Tragedy is a shortcut that sells, and the particular tragedy of being an Indian has an amazing ability to make readers lose their capacities to discern good writing from bad, interesting ideas from vapid ones.
Donations in March: $205
November 2009: $309
October 2009: $181.5
September 2009: $1311.5
August 2009: $386.5
July 2009: $291.5
June 2009: $276.5
May 2009: $239
April 2009: $214
March 2009: $439
February 2009: $594
January 2009: $374
Donations in 2008: $5728.01
Donations in 2007: $5525
Donations in 2006: $4908
Donations in 2005: $7488.11
Donations in 2004: $5317
Anonymous Benefactors: 159
Total Benefactors: 307
Total number of donations: 1312
Total amount in all of history
(that's Fall 2000 to the present): $36644.24
as of Tuesday, March 16, 2010