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Need a “Totally Awesome” Governor anyone?
You won’t believe who’s running for Governor in Utah on the Libertarian ticket. Check it out here. And just to show you that it’s not a gimmick, check it here. I was shocked, yet not surprised.
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The Ideal School
In The Republic, Plato came up with the ideal government. Obviously, it won’t happen, but one main feature is his critique of democracy. Some of them aren’t too impressive, but one that has always caught me is that there are … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Experts, Government, Plato, Politics, Teaching
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2004 Election in Retrospect for this Election
Check out the election in 2004: Obviously, Bush won that election. Now during that election, the main issue that got people interested was the War. The War on Terror and the War in Iraq had an interest of the public … Continue reading
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Predicting the Election
Here’s a new site that I’ll post on the side as well. It’s fivethirtyeight.com. The site was founded by a baseball statistician. With statistics, one tries to find the probabilities and possibilities of future events. Baseball is loaded with statistics … Continue reading
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100 Skills you Should Know
Do you want to know how to get along in the world by skills? Check it out here. Here’s a sample: Automotive 1. Handle a blowout 2. Drive in snow 3. Check trouble codes 4. Replace fan belt 5. Wax … Continue reading
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Palin’s View on Abortion
Gov. Sarah Palin has received a lot of heat for being really extreme on her view of abortion. Just to recap, Palin’s view is that abortion is impermissible except for cases where the mother’s health or life is on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Election, Abortion, Ethics, Paper Topic, Politics
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Respecting the Soldiers
I have noticed an interesting, yet inconsistent attitude toward the soldiers by comparing the attitudes of today with the attitudes during the Vietnam era. Now both the Vietnam War and the current War in Iraq are unpopular wars. But let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Government, Paper Topic, Politics, Respect, Soldiers
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24-Hour News Network: Where’s the News?
I enjoy Steven Colbert at The Colbert Report, and he said some interesting things to say about the 24-hour news programs when he was interviewed in Entertainment Weekly: There’s not more news now than there was when we were kids. … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Election, Government, News, Politics, Postmodernism
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The X Chromosome: Why Monogamy is Cultural and not Natural
A recent study came out which you can see here. It turns out the the offspring gets more of the mother’s genes than the father’s, a ratio of about 2:1. Why so? It’s because our ancestors long ago were not … Continue reading
Election 2008
With the first debates over, I’m letting this post be open to discuss anything about the upcoming 2008 election. You can discuss economics, foreign policy, health care, whatever. If you want, you can even discuss upcoming local and state issues … Continue reading
Posted in 2008 Election, Economics, Government, Health, Politics
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