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“Controversial” civil rights
In every struggle for civil rights, there is controversy. By its very definition, a right implies not permissibility, but rather that permissiveness is not…
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Getting out the vote in the US election
While is was inevitable for some time, Arizona senator John McCain only recently became the official nominee for the Republican Party. Most U.S. observers…
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Science and politics
As with most election campaigns, science is never on the top of the minds of voters. Perhaps it is because elections are geared towards appealing to emotion…
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Why Canadians should be wary of a Democrat victory tonight
Today is election day in the United States. Both houses of Congress are up for grabs tonight and the Democrats may regain the majority in the House of…
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Spin documentary
Years ago, I found an amateur documentary called “Spin”. The 600MB movie file took hours and hours to download over my modem connection at the time. The film…
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Dems: “Hey, that’s our electoral platform…”
What do you suppose the motive is behind this? BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Eleven Sunni insurgent groups have offered to halt attacks on the U.S.-led military if the…
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I thought musicians were supposed to be original
Look over there, it’s another artist railing against George W Bush and the establishment. Yawn. According to the UK’s Independent: Could Neil Young, a cultural…
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Cheney delivers speech then shoots a man
On Friday at CPAC, US Vice President Dick Cheney gave a typical stump speech which including the usual topics such as the war on terror and US security and he…
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At CPAC in DC
Today is day 2 at CPAC in Washington DC. It’s been quite a successful conference so far and I’ve met a lot of great people. Making the trip down to Washington…