Effective Government

Baby Beluga In The Deep Blue Sea...

Here about this? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/us/18beluga.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=beluga&...

Yep.

This story, while important, reminded be of that song that we were taught in a science lesson when I was little. You know the one, "Baby beluga in the deep blue sea/swims so wild, swims so free..."

Yeah, I get it. I am four years old. Moving on...  Read More »

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The Failings of Our (So-Called) Democracy

People say that America is the land of the free. But what does freedom count when we don't exercise it? The country as a whole has been blindly following the two main parties in the government as they lead us around by the nose. We've become complacent. Isn't this our future we're trying for?  Read More »

Wait, I Should Support Who?!

Everyone in my class is too young to vote, but our teacher decided to direct us to www.glassbooth.com to see which candidate is our "best fit", so to speak. Imagine the surprise of many students when they found out that their ideas most related to Ralph Nader or Cynthia McKinney. "But I thought I was a Democrat/Republican...?"  Read More »

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An Example of Political Dominance

Labor Day Late Start for Minnesota

Every year our Minnesota schools start after Labor Day, and unless you live on a farm you may not know why. Back before the stature started to stop school from starting before Labor Day, numerous students every year would miss many days at the beginning of the school year; due to the fact they lived and helped on the family farm.  Read More »

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Fear, Not Bombs: The Real Threat to National Security

Recently, In India, close to 200 people were killed because of a human stampede that occurred at a temple celebration.
There were around 12,000 people gathered for a festival. Rumors of a bomb began to circulate, and panic began to stir. In a mad collective state of terror, people began to rush, trying to leave the overcrowded temple., thus killing over 160 people.  Read More »

Obama is not a terrorist, but he is the answer

I try to be as professional as i can when it comes to discussing these topics but Republican Conservatives are really starting to piss me off. The hate mobs that were present during some recent McCain and Palin speeches resembled the KKK lynch mobs during slavery days.  Read More »

Liberterian Socialism

Libertarian Socialism, to most people, probably sounds like some ridiculous contradiction which could not possibly be an applicable form of government. The causation of this perception is that modern Americans automatically associate libertarianism with free-market laissez-faire economics, which is somewhat of a misnomer.  Read More »

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