Category Archives: Politics

Spain’s Blurred Cultural Divides (or how Newt Gingrich can’t even get xenophobia right)

Newt Gingrich states, “The proposed “Cordoba House” overlooking the World Trade Center site – where a group of jihadists killed over 3000 Americans and destroyed one of our most famous landmarks – is a test of the timidity, passivity and … Continue reading

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Proprietary Vendors Want Open Source Sanctions

The Guardian reports that  International Intellectual Property Alliance requested that the U.S. Trade Representative to put countries using open source in government on a “Special 301 watchlist” – a list of intellectual property-violating nations, or “state sponsors of piracy.” The … Continue reading

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Invade a hospital.

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McCain breaks his word on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Three years ago, John McCain had this to say regarding the United States’ discriminatory policy on homosexuals serving in the military: “The day that the leadership of the military comes to me and says, ‘Senator, we ought to change the … Continue reading

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The New Three-Fifths Compromise

In short, the Supreme Court ruled today that proprietors of corporations are entitled to more freedoms than non-proprietors. Does anybody remember the three-fifths compromise? When considering this case, did the Supreme Court consider Section 2 of the fourteenth amendment? It … Continue reading

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