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Concerned Politicians
No, this isn’t an oxymoron. They really are concerned. I’m sure that many are concerned for their real constituents. Some are concerned for position, and some are probably just after power or money.
But one pattern that is common: very few politicians have met a risk that they don’t want to address.
Did five people slip and [...] Read more »
In Bizarro-Bureaucracy World…
In the real world, you know the difference between correlation and causation.
Correlation is a pattern of events that happen near to each other but do not cause one another. Say, the sun comes up and you go to work. They happen together, but for most people the fact that [...] Read more »
From one Imperial President to Another…
“Got your back, dude…”
After dallying on supporting protestors in Iran whose votes were blatantly ignored, President Obama apparently decided that he would come out swinging next time a crisis occurred.
And he can pick ‘em!
President Zelaya of Honduras has taken community organizing to the logical extreme down there by deciding [...] Read more »
Closed borders, Open doors
Much of the hot air about immigration centers around the supposed tradeoff between securing the border and allowing new candidate citizens. This is a false dichotomy.
It is completely consistent to have locks on your doors while simultaneously being a welcoming and gracious host. No sane person permits unknown people to climb into their house [...] Read more »
