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What does Biden tell us?
In case you haven’t heard yet, Obama officially announced yesterday that Joe Biden will be his running mate. I don’t think anybody will deny the fact that Biden’s “experience...
The International Poli(tical)ce Force… are we siding with Georgia or blindly opposing Russia?
Recently, Russian forces intervened to help control the violence in neighboring Georgia, much to the anger of the international community. The US and the EU have condemned Russia’s “inva...
Why we lump populations into stereotypes
I don’t think I’m the first one to notice that we tend to group people in a way that makes us believe that they’re “all the same”. Most Americans, for instance, think t...
Why do we bother trying?
I’ve been writing every day for a few months now (with the exception of the last couple of days) and I am starting to wonder… does anybody actually take it seriously? I’ve noticed ...
When we start voting based on slanderous “facts”
People have a variety of reasons to choose McCain (or Hillary) over Obama. Some are fairly legitimate (although I disagree with most of them); some people liked the idea of a woman running the show,...
Discrimination isn’t just for white people anymore
For those of you who haven’t heard, Alberto Gonzales was recently accused of discriminatory hiring/firing practices during his tenure as US Attorney General. Let’s skip the irony in the ...
Science and you
I’ve noticed that people are completely willing to accept Einstein’s theory of relativity, but many people refuse to accept Darwin’s theory of evolution. The most interesting thing...
SUNDAY REWIND | The “Where are you from?” question
I’ve been asked questions like “where are you from?” many times. Every time, it’s clear to me that the inquisitor wants to know what country I was born in. I refuse to succumb;...
When is it OK to launch a bomb?
Most Americans don’t know this, but NATO is currently dropping bombs on parts of Pakistan. That means that, technically, US forces have attacked Pakistani soil… and this isn’t just...
Loophole: McCain is technically not eligible to be President…
Among the random pointless stipulations in American law is the constitutional requirement that the President must be a natural-born US citizen. Personally, I don’t see how that makes any differ...
Did you know: 1 out of 10 voters think Obama is Muslim?
The Pew Research Center, which always seems to come up with great surveys and statistics, recently asked people if they think that Barack Obama is Muslim. 10% of people said “yes”, wh...
Carnival of the Liberals, 68th Edition
Welcome to the 68th edition of Carnival of the Liberals! It was very difficult to choose a reasonable number of articles from the many submissions that I received, but I think I managed to cut it ...
Intelligent Design is a science now?
McCain’s top VP prospect, Bobby Jindal, apparently believes that Intelligent Design is “the very best science.” When talking about the subject, he mentioned that “The way ...
Nader: “Obama needs to act blacker!”
Ralph Nader just publicly accused Barack Obama of trying to “talk white” and not making a big deal out of issues such as “payday loans, predatory lending, asbestos, [and] leadR...
Is the economy really that bad?
We hear politicians talk a lot about “a lady I met who couldn’t afford to pay for xxx” or “a man in Ohio who lost his job”. I’ll accept that unemployment rates...
America’s image overseas: me on NPR
I called in to NPR’s Talk of the Nation today to discuss my opinion on America’s negative image overseas. I think that the guest, Fouad Ajami of Johns Hopkins, hit the point perfectly...
SUNDAY REWIND | Land of the Free
We hear a lot of propaganda aimed at convincing the American people that Arabs are evil, the war is justified, and America is the best thing that ever happened to the world. Some people believe it ...
“Anti-Christian propaganda”
Paul Peterson wrote a great article on his blog a couple of days ago. I won’t do him an injustice by just repeating the whole post here, so I’ll just link to it (click here) and give ...
Privacy vs. Security
As I’ve mentioned before, I really don’t mind sacrificing my privacy if it means that the government can keep better tabs on what everybody is doing (and use that information to catch c...
SUNDAY REWIND | Culture clash… or propaganda?
There’s a fact that I’ve always taken for granted; recently, I learned that it’s not common knowledge. It was always so obvious to me that I started to wonder why most people don&...
R.I.P. Tim Russert
Tim Russert, one of my favorite rational political inquisitors, died today at the age of 58. In his memory, I would like to devote today’s post only to his remembrance. I can’t say it...
Digital prescriptions: it’s about time
So far, the American healthcare industry has been unnecessarily slow in joining the Information Age. Although the excuse is usually the fact that they want to ensure safety and confidentiality of...
Media Spin: “Pakistan increased military spending”
I was browsing Fark.com today (as I often do) and noticed that they classified Pakistan’s recent increase in military spending in their “scary” category. Personally, I don’...
Do we need YouTube videos to get information about our candidates?
I saw a YouTube video today regarding the war in Iraq (created by a Ron Paul supporter): The Jed Report correctly describes this video as potentially “brutal” and “devastating...
Encouraging isolationism: Americans and geography
Plenty of us have heard that over 60% of Americans aged 18-24 couldn’t find Iraq on a map of the Middle East (yes, a map of the Middle East… not even a map of the world) in a 2006 surve...
Another insight into Hillary’s mind
Hillary Clinton’s latest (of many) ridiculous comments really gives us an insight into her mind. People have said that they want to look past her slip-ups, but when we’re selecting a P...
Disarmament through armament
It’s no secret that NATO countries seem to be above the law when it comes to UN resolutions and global initiatives. But I think this is the first time that China and Russia have teamed up t...
Media Spin: “Republicans hate moms”
I recently read an article in the Washington Post called Republicans vote against moms; no word yet on puppies, kittens, which claims that that “a majority of House GOPs voted against motherh...
Free Nepal… or Tibet… or whatever
Stephen Hadley, President Bush’s main security adviser (and the man in charge of planning his trip to China for the Olympics), apparently doesn’t know the difference between Nepal and T...
The Consequences of Being Stupid
One of my favorite America social issues are the two big questions we make sure to file away from time to time. They are: 1 - Why did we elect Bush? And 2 - Why did we re-elect Bush? 1 - Al Gore w...
