Politics, local, state, national and international, if it is news I will write about it.
Music
I like most music, but prefer classical guitar, classic rock, jazz and old school funk
Movies
Whatever strikes my fancy. But I really liked Reds, 7 Days in May, 13th Warrior, Snatch, From Hell,
Television
News, Scrubs, 30 Rock, sitcoms, but not all. The best TV show was Firefly and Frank's Place.
Books
Non-fiction, mostly on politics, political theory, labor, stuff like that. If I read fiction it is usually Tony Hillerman.
Heroes
My Grandfather, the wisest old fart I ever met. If we are talking about historical figures then it would be Thomas Paine, Marx, de Toqueville, Ben Franklin