Tag: us politics
member name: Seth Williams
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December 29, 2005 01:45 AM EST --
Earlier today Fox News reported that the ACLU has filed a lawsuit against behavioral profiling at Logan Airport in Boston. A quick Google search revealed several stories between last November and now mentioning . . . more
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January 11, 2006 01:14 AM EST --
On his blog, Eugene Volokh discusses the "annoy someone and go to jail" law recently passed by Congress--which states that anonymous comments on the internet that annoy someone can be punnishable . . . more
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January 17, 2006 10:43 PM EST --
Conservatives are advocates of limited government, and the Republican Party is the contemporary home of American conservatives. The classically conservative view is that the federal government's proper . . . more
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December 01, 2005 02:05 PM EST --
In light of the recent partisan sniping and resulting media firestorm about a withdrawal timetable for American troops in Iraq, I have an open question--maybe more of a challenge--for the war opponents: . . . more
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December 19, 2005 12:18 AM EST --
It seems that you can't escape it--turn on the radio and you hear about it, turn on the TV and you see it, or talk to a relative and they mention it: Bush authorized the NSA to do some spying within . . . more
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December 21, 2005 01:46 PM EST --
With an estimated 5 million under- or unemployed service workers (source: CIA World Factbook), it's little wonder that the Mexican government is worried about the United States' plans to build . . . more
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January 13, 2006 02:21 PM EST --
Whether it is an attempt at comity, or political ineptness, the Republican Party is failing to act as a majority party. They have majorities in both chambers of Congress, and the presidency—yet they . . . more
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January 18, 2006 10:18 PM EST --
Just a bit ago Bill O'Rilley (yes that Bill O'Rilley) was commenting on recent posting on some websites questioning Rep. Murtha's purple hearts. He rather strongly condemned suggestions that . . . more
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January 26, 2006 12:56 AM EST --
Those who subscribe to the oil imperialism political theory often state that we should neither deal with odious regimes who have oil, nor work to destabilize those odious regimes. Yet advocates of . . . more
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December 16, 2005 03:16 PM EST --
The house just passed House Resolution 612 "Expressing the commitment of the House of Representatives to achieving victory in Iraq."
The text of the bill states:
expressing the commitment . . . more
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February 14, 2006 08:16 PM EST --
Fox News is reporting that Arizona is considering deploying national guard troops to the border with Mexico. I've posted before my feelings about border security, so anyone who has followed my posts . . . more
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November 13, 2005 11:05 AM EST --
Note: this is a reprint of something I wrote awhile ago on Rob Port's great blog Say Anything. I'm reposting it here, I hope you enjoy it.
It is often said that to know where you're going . . . more
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November 27, 2005 09:12 PM EST --
Conservative Thought, Liberal Thought, and Conservation
Conservatives are often portrayed as being anti-environment, and not for no reason. Very often it is conservatives that stand reflexively against . . . more
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January 05, 2006 01:14 PM EST --
There are few things in public discourse that really get my blood up more than the flinging of labels as a means to demonize and silence one's opponent. Of all the emotive words that can be flung . . . more
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November 30, 2005 02:08 PM EST --
Empathy, loosely defined, is the ability to appreciate another's problems and feelings—and it's one of the things that define us as human beings. Empathy motivates us to do good deeds for . . . more
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December 05, 2005 11:10 AM EST --
There are those who would claim that in order to support the current war, one must have served in the military, or sign up to serve. Otherwise the would-be supporter is a "chickenhawk", a member . . . more
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December 08, 2005 02:18 PM EST --
It has been argued recently that Representative Murtha and Senator Kerry have first hand experience in a war—therefore their criticisms about the war in Iraq have added weight. They are, of course, . . . more
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December 22, 2005 06:26 PM EST --
National Review Online has a PDF of a letter from the Department of Justice to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House's Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence regarding the NSA . . . more
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December 07, 2005 06:20 PM EST --
Today, December 7th, is the 64th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. We, as a nation, commemorate this day not only to commemorate the victims, but also because we must never forget the . . . more
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