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The World is Flat
It's not enough that Friedman simplifies – he simplifies because he thinks his audience doesn't get complex ideas.
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Jose can you see?
As a country, what's our philosophy? I've yet heard clear cut arguments from either side. Fact: immigration is and will continue to increase, no matter the govt's best efforts at curbing it.
Twentysomething
Block Party
Did anyone attend the war protest in Manhattan this week? Was it anything like last year? I don't remember much from my experience from the protest when the Repubs came to NY except that it was a) hot b) crowded and c) deliriously funny at times (especially when
Travels
Angel Lane
Oprah rocks. With her Angel Lane project to build homes for the displaced by Katrina in Houston, Texas, she has done more publicly than the US govt. ever did.
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Distressed
I don't really have anything to add to Richard Cohen's 'How's This for Satire?' article from the Washington Post. Blurb below, but the entire article is encapsulates my thoughts on Washingtonian politics. This country has a bunch of fools for leaders. Almost
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Ornery Bush
President tells advisors, "I don't want to deal". A conservative magazine has put out an article that states: Iraq - President Bush has decided to stay out of the lion's share of decisions made by his administration. Sources close to the administration said that
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RIP Tom Fox
According to the NY Times, Tom Fox, part of Christian Peacemaker Team, was found with a gunshot wound to the head. He died in Iraq. He was in Iraq "investigating allegations that American and Iraqi forces were abusing Iraqi detainees, and was also working for an end to the
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Time Machine
Actually, this decision by the sovereign state of S. Dakota is a good thing. Perhaps, more states will turn the clock back so their populace can once and for all define 'marriage'. Or ban stem cell research. Heck, they can even outlaw evolutionary biology for all I care.
Relationships
What Do Women Want?
Out of the frying pan and into.. A recent Slate article suggests instability among the ranks of women. It highlights an interesting study into the happiness quotient of women in the post-feminism society -- what we do know is that feminism has destabilized traditional gender roles, but the question remains,
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Apologies in Order
I think its commendable that US Christian leaders have apologized for the US' entry into Iraq. Taking an unusual stand among U.S. Christian leaders, the United States Conference for the World Council of Churches (WCC) criticised Pres. George W. Bush's actions in response to the 9/
Twentysomething
Heck of a job!
Two examples today of how the Bush Administration ignored intelligence. Heck of a job Bushies! It's infuriating because there is a symptom of hard-headedness, willful ignorance and self-righteousness associated with Bush. They're the same symptoms found in religious zealots, anarchists, and other extremists. Unfortunately, while we
Twentysomething
Third Party
By my count, the current US government can walk on water. How else can you explain the lack of accountability.