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Hillary, still a socialist.
I don’t care how good the intentions are, this is clearly socialist thinking. Her last statement is true in principle–”special privileges for none”, but how can she say that and at the same time advocate lower taxes for the poor/middle class than for the upper class, affirmative action, welfare, free health care for the poor [...]
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Al Gore On Net Neutrality
In an excerpt from Al Gore’s new book in Time Magazine, he brings up the following points:
Americans watch too much TV
Americans buy into lies easily, (controversial) example: Some people (still) think Saddam was connected to 9/11
You can buy votes and sway opinions if you can afford enough TV advertising
No one listens to speeches on the [...]
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A case for staying in Iraq
Today I heard a congresswoman from California refer to the “ending American occupation of Iraq.” I take issue with that terminology. An to occupy a country is to “take control of by military conquest or settlement”. To liberate is to “set (someone) free from a situation, esp. imprisonment or slavery, in which their liberty is [...]
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Why I will never be a politician
Ok, that title will seem pretentious after reading the rest of the post but there you have it. Today I read The Apology, by Plato, in which Socrates defends himself on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens. Here are a few quotes from his self-defense that I noted:
I will never fear or avoid a [...]
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“The war in Iraq is inflicting a much greater emotional toll on U.S. troops than most Americans realize.”
That’s how the article “Death of a Marine” is introduced. The article then goes on to give the sad story of how one marine was driven to suicide by his wartime experience.
What? Where does this have anything to [...]
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Paul Krugman argues in the NYT that the Republican party of today is no different from what it was under Reagan (contrary to what Time Magazine says this week) based on the following:
Both administrations supported private healthcare
Both had bad attorney generals
Both administrations served the wealthy
Both were against big government
Both appointed people based on loyalty rather [...]
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I thought this was pretty funny:
ABC News: EXCLUSIVE: Barbara Walters Interviews Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
Chavez refuses to endorse an American presidential candidate for 2008, saying that his support would be a burden for the candidate. He does, however, express great confidence that if he could run for president in the United States, he [...]
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David Brooks, my new favorite columnist, makes a great case for staying in Iraq until the job is done. Basically he criticizes those who are for immediate withdrawal for their naive position of “if we leave the Iraqi government will buck up and take control.” As if us leaving would infuse them with some sudden [...]
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Where did the Republicans go?
I definitely don’t agree with everything in this article, but the gist of it, that the Republican part of Regan is not the Republican part of today, definitely rings true to me.
How The Right Went Wrong — TIME
But everything that Reagan said in 1985 about “the other side” could easily apply to the [...]
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Madness from Russia and Germany
Wow. Examples of insanity in the ‘civilized’ world.
Russian Expert Shot Near D.C.-Area Home
An expert on Russian intelligence was critically injured in a shooting in front of his suburban Washington home, authorities said.The shooting of Paul Joyal, 53, came days after he accused the Russian government of involvement in the poisoning of former KGB agent Alexander [...]
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These are notes on a lecture from Intercollegiate Studies Institute from 9/11/2002. The lecture is old but D’Souza has recently release another book on the topic, The Enemy at Home and I think his arguments from 4 years ago are still relevant. Again, these are just my notes, all ideas are D’Souza’s.
Three schools of [...]
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