turning a page
A little over two years ago I wrote this and this.
Today I watched this and was happy.
we live in amazing times
All the talk about the inauguration tomorrow got my political science nerd juices flowing. I decided to look and see what other countries in addition to the United States have Presidential inauguration ceremonies. Want to guess how many? Out of 193 recognized sovereign states in the world, 13 of them have inaugurations. 13! And of [...]
as I sit thinking
I should be heading to bed right now but instead I’m sitting in my living room listening to Neutral Milk Hotel records and trying to prognosticate the future. I’m trying to figure out what I want to say in my grad school admissions essay. I don’t know why it seems so hard to put down [...]
john stewart nails it again
“John McCain had a line that really embedded for me how the conversation in America has gotten so off base. He said, ‘I will appoint judges that will strictly interpret the constitution and not legislate from the bench.’ And the crowd went nuts, and gave him a standing ovation. Explain to me what the hell [...]
the sad state of journalism
How sad is it that the best political comentary on television comes from a fake news show run by a stand up comic? That said, specificly watch from 7:30-8:30 and you will hear the two opposing viewpoints about where to go from here on out with the War on Terror.
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