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The North Korean Ideology of Power – What Kim Jong-un Wants

The North Korean Ideology of Power – What Kim Jong-un Wants

As North Korea and its young leader Kim Jong-un have raised their militaristic rhetoric, threatening  even “thermonuclear war“, the world has been cautiously reticent in its response.  Perhaps this is because it is not exactly clear what North Korea and its leader Kim Jong-un actually want.  But as some examination of the North Korean ideology reveals, [...]

Politics and the Oscars – Violence in Lincoln and Django Unchained

Politics and the Oscars – Violence in Lincoln and Django Unchained

Every year, Hollywood gets its time at the podium of public opinion during the Academy Awards, and as with many years past, the movie industry has produced a number of films with powerful social commentary, once again bringing together politics and the Oscars.  Several of this years’ Oscar-nominated films have evoked strong political reactions, though what really [...]

Rick Perry and the 5 Worst Political Gaffes

Rick Perry and the 5 Worst Political Gaffes

Gaffes are certainly nothing new to politics, and they have sunk many a campaign before.  Rick Perry now joins the stage with the worst in a long list of political gaffes, featuring many would-be candidates among his colleagues.  Though Perry’s gaffe has its own tragic flavor to it, because the Texan came out swinging [...]

The Main Weakness of Each Republican Candidate for President

The Main Weakness of Each Republican Candidate for President

As the Republican candidates for President of the U.S. hold yet another debate (which are now well into the teens), the voting public is churning through yet another frontrunner.  So, this seemed like a good time to highlight the candidates’ weaknesses–maybe then we can rule out the trouble-makers and get to business. Mitt Romney If [...]

Five Goals for the Occupy Wall Street Protests

Five Goals for the Occupy Wall Street Protests

As the Occupy Wall Street protests have grown, so too has the media response grown, from at first ignoring the protests, to exploiting them for their 15 minutes of fame, to recognizing that there are some legitimate grievances being expressed on Wall Street.  The only problem is, no one seems to be able to [...]

Justice Clarence Thomas and The New Yorker’s Folly

Justice Clarence Thomas and The New Yorker’s Folly

In this month’s New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin recasts Justice Clarence Thomas, a man that many perceive to be an intellectual marionette of the far right wing, as in truth an intellectual agent of change on the Supreme Court.  Toobin’s deference to this idea is puzzling, especially considering that Toobin acknowledges the fact that Justice [...]

Are Obama, Democrats Tougher on Terror?

Are Obama, Democrats Tougher on Terror?

The successful  military operation against Osama bin Laden on May 1 has had a profound effect on the Presidency of Barack Obama, transforming  a man that many had portrayed as an effete intellectual into a “bad-ass black president.”  Obama has in deed proven that he is tough on terror.  The victory has also led [...]

Osama bin Laden is Dead – President Obama Offers Redemption for 9/11

Osama bin Laden is Dead – President Obama Offers Redemption for 9/11

This September we will mark the 10th Anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States, and it will be the first 9/11 this country has celebrated during which Osama bin Laden is dead.  It is extraordinary how bin Laden’s death has provided closure on an era of uncertainty.  In President Obama’s words, [...]

The Budget Battle, Abortion and Planned Parenthood

The Budget Battle, Abortion and Planned Parenthood

“It is my view that no American woman should be denied access to family planning assistance because of her economic condition. I believe, therefore that we should establish as a national goal the provision of adequate family planning services within the next five years to all those who want them but cannot afford them. [...]