The HarazQuack Times Family

Years ago, I was following some link-trail into the unmarked, dangerous wilds of the internet. I found an interesting little oasis of satire, sarcasm, and intelligence. The HarazQuack Times.

I've been a faithful reader ever since, because the guy manages to combine a love of sports, awareness of how screwed up the world is, and biting sarcasm into one blog. Throw in a bit of romance (or anti-romance, I suppose) and what you have is a blog that has never failed to entertain me.

Then came a spin off. One feature of the HarazQuack Times is something called the "Evil Leader's League," where people like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Omar al-Bashir square off in a tournament to see who is the most evil. Each round is decided by comparing the "evilness" of news about each player during the preceeding week (i.e, "Kim Jong-Il is discovered to have thrown away more calories after one meal than most of his country was able to scrounge this week" vs "Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues to threaten U.S. with imaginary an nuclear weapons program." Kim Jong-Il wins).

Dark humor, but smart humor. Go check out the Evil Leader's League, about to enter it's 5th season.

I believe the author realized not everyone was able to sift through the satire and get his point, because a serious version he'd been maintaining since 2005 started to become more of a focus. The HarazQuack Times: International Affairs Edition doesn't post as often, but has all the insight and progressive flavor without the sarcasm and Nationals updates. Perhaps it is more to your taste!

I'm sure I've mentioned these blogs before (indeed, two are already in my blog roll) but I felt it was time to give a bit more appreciation. Have a great weekend kids!