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What do Mel Gibson and Lil’ Wayne have in common?

Posted on January 03, 2011. Tags: End of the World, Jesse Ventura

We are a little more than 717 days away from December 21, 2012. Also known as the date of the end of the world. You don’t believe me? Well, do you believe Mel Gibson, Jack Van Impe, Montel Williams, Janeane Garofalo, The Smasking Pumpkins, Lil’ Wayne, Joe Rogan, Jesse Ventura, Woody Harrelson, Dan Aykroyd and Ashton Kutcher?

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The Politics Behind 24 (2006)

Posted on November 02, 2010. Tags: 24, Fox, Jack Bauer

“So all our show is an exaggerated sort of expression of that stuff that I think the policymakers in this country have to face every day,” said Joel Surnow co-creator and executive producer of the TV show ’24’ (Espach, CNSNews.com).

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Is broadband-access a human right?

Posted on September 27, 2010. Tags: Finland, human right, International Politics, Internet

Finland has become the first country in the world to declare that high speed internet access is a legal right. Finnish telecommunications companies will be required to provide the 5.2 million people of Finland with internet access at a speed of one megabit per second.

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Wiretapped phones, now Internet?

Posted on September 27, 2010. Tags: Freedom, Internet Censorship, Wiretaps

WASHINGTON – Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations of the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone.

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Cheaters

Posted on September 20, 2010. Tags: Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball, Steroids

As a lifelong fan of Major League Baseball, nothing upsets me more than the usage of performance enhancing drugs in the sport. Of course, the integrity of the MLB is not as important as many other issues I discuss on this site, but it does still matter.

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Safe to Assume Naval Power

Posted on September 06, 2010. Tags: China, Military, Navy, United States

The highly anticipated arrival of the new Chinese Anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is finely upon us and (predictably) many in the US are unnecessarily fretting over this development.

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Quotations

Posted on August 31, 2010. Tags: Founding Fathers, Quotes, Religion

Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because if there be one he must approve of the homage of reason more than that of blindfolded fear.

-Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, August 10, 1787

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USA Marijuana for Profit.

Posted on August 30, 2010. Tags: Barack Obama, Marijuana, United States

It is obvious to many people that our nation is undergoing a change and we are trying to do so at a time of unparalleled debt. This can be a tricky thing to do. How can one manage the budget, fight multiple wars and have socially progressive programs? This seems like a recipe for disaster, bankruptcy and possibly far worse.

Posted in Barack Obama, Brooks Report, Business, Current Events, Featured Articles, Health, Health Care, Obama Administration, Philosophy, U.S.0 Comments