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AP believes it found evidence of Iran’s work on nuclear weapons
A primitive graph provided by “a country critical of Iran’s atomic program” indicts the news outlet more than Tehran
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/28/ap-iran-nuclear-bomb
The drumbeat for the war with Iran continues. Below …
A friend of mine sent me an email asking to leverage my MBA education to learn about government manipulation of interest rates. I decided to go ahead and respond to him through a blog post since I figured it might …
How Republicans persuaded women to re-elect President Obama
For the activists of Emily’s List, working to improve women’s political representation, Republicans like Todd Akin were a gift
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/15/republicans-persuaded-women-reelect-obama
Yes of course my headline is a bit of hyperbole, but I …
Phony school “reform” agenda takes a beating
The media barely noticed, but voters in three states rejected the profit-driven fraud that is education “reform”
http://www.salon.com/2012/11/13/phony_school_reform_agenda_takes_a_beating/
I have decried our education system several times, particularly with respect to the ‘educational …
FBI’s abuse of the surveillance state is the real scandal needing investigation
That the stars of America’s national security establishment are being devoured by out-of-control surveillance is a form of sweet justice
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/13/petraeus-surveillance-state-fbi
As Glenn put it: “…there is some …
Red state, blue state
Resizing geographic areas by population gives more accurate view of 2012 election
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/346315/title/Red_state%2C_blue_state
My wife was talking about this the other day: how looking at the typical US map of ‘red’ vs ‘blue’ states from the …
It looks like Obama is the winner and without much controversy, so thankfully it seems we will be spared endless images of hanging chads. It also appears he won the popular vote as well so the GOP can’t complain that …
Election Day Is Finally Here: Tonight Is Going to Suck No Matter What
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/election-day-is-finally-here-tonight-is-going-to-suck-no-matter-what-20121106
As usual, Matt is entertaining and has an excellent point. Can any rational person (are there any rational people left?) think that either candidate is going …
OK, I am a sucker and presuming these are right and not just pulled out of the author’s ass, I am an ass…
8 Election Myths You Probably Believe
http://www.cracked.com/article_20134_8-election-myths-you-probably-believe.html
#8. Myth: It’s All Pointless, Since Candidates Don’t Keep Their …
Still ‘paranoid’ after all these years
http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/04/politics/paranoid-style-politics-hofstadter/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Since I have often spoken about the looming apocalypse and the ‘conspiracy‘ of the rich to keep the rest poor, I figure that this article is quite a good fit here. …