Juan Cole, one of the most incisive analysts of the situation in Iraq, lists the top ten myths about that country that he sees promulgated in the U.S. media. Cole is a fierce critic of the war and the administration that is waging it, but he’s also a nuanced thinker who challenges conventional wisdom on… Continue reading The top ten myths about Iraq in 2005
Category: politics
Paris Hilton Index
Topic Google News Articles Impeachment 2,560 Paris Hilton 4,090 American Idol 4,910 Tom Cruise 4,380 Downing Street Memo 471 Karl Rove 2,790 missing penguin 302 hurricane katrina 72,600 It has taken a while, but now the main stream media is actually discussing whether or not Bush actions actually warrant Impeachment. We have John Conyers and… Continue reading Paris Hilton Index
intelligent design language
but the example of saying gravity is not being tossed up in high school as just a “theory” is a little stupid. Gravity is a law. It can be proven easily with the scientific method and measured. We can also travel into space these days and have a control group. I’m not saying evolution is… Continue reading intelligent design language
Bush can settle CIA leak riddle, Novak says
“I’m confident the president knows who the source is,” Novak told a luncheon audience at the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh on Tuesday. “I’d be amazed if he doesn’t.” From newsobserver by way of Salon
George Washington versus Bill O’Reilly
“There’s a very secret plan … to diminish Christian philosophy in the U.S.A.” So says, Bill O’Reilly. I hate to say it, but Bill is right. And that plot was started by George, (not Soros) “The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion.” George Washington So 210+… Continue reading George Washington versus Bill O’Reilly
EFF Legal Guide for Bloggers
One more reason why everyone should be supporting the EFF, a Legal Guide for bloggers with easy to understand descriptions of the common legal issues that citizen journalists might face. There is also a Wiki with legal information. I think it would be great is some lawyers or law students added the EFF content to… Continue reading EFF Legal Guide for Bloggers
Rural Sourcing
Rural Sourcing is the new outsourcing. So my job might go to Indiana rather than India. Yet the demand for people with computer science skills is at an all-time high. The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show that the number of computing-related jobs has surpassed the previous peak in 2000. What is… Continue reading Rural Sourcing
Hungry Planet
Perhaps we are simply destined to live in a world where local cultures exist only as residue preserved for the sake of tourists. If our children’s children want to know about hand-grinding barley on a stone or spreading manure on fallow fields, they can read about it in “Hungry Planet.” A review of the book,… Continue reading Hungry Planet
the chicken pimp
An article on being a low pay mall worker during the holiday season.
Leading New York Mayors Endorse Spitzer
New York, NY (December 5, 2005) – Spitzer 2006, Eliot Spitzer’s campaign for Governor today announced the support of 35 city mayors and mayors-elect from across the state. The list of supportive mayors includes all of the largest upstate cities, as well as leading mayors from smaller cities. For more, head over to the Spitzer… Continue reading Leading New York Mayors Endorse Spitzer