Category Archives: News

Predicting When Gay Marriage Becomes Legal in each State

Posted on April 8, 2009 by shaunmiller

At fivethirtyeight.com (the same site that predicted which state would go for Obama or McCain in the 2008 election), they have also come up with a model and formula to predict when each state will vote against the marriage ban.  … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Election, News, Rights, Same-Sex | 1 Comment

Finally, a Expert on Economics

Posted on April 4, 2009 by shaunmiller

And he’s against the Obama plan about the bailouts.  And his name is Paul Krugman.  You can see his economic blog here. Lately in the news, you always hear Democrats or Republicans saying that this bailout plan is either a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Experts, News | 1 Comment

Ward Churchill was found Wrongfully Terminated

Posted on April 2, 2009 by shaunmiller

Taken from the NY Times which you can read here: A jury ruled Thursday that Ward L. Churchill, a former University of Colorado professor who drew national attention for an essay in which he called some victims of the Sept. … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, News, Rights | 7 Comments

Osama Bin Laden: Found

Posted on February 18, 2009 by shaunmiller

I got this from a blog: Geography Professor Thomas Gillespie of UCLA has employed a technique typically used for tracking endangered species in order to pinpoint the most likely location of the world’s most wanted terrorist. Someone should go there … Continue reading →

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How do you Make fun of Obama?

Posted on December 13, 2008 by shaunmiller

Answer: The same way you make fun of Bush.  At NPR, they interviewed executive producer Ben Karlin from The Daily Show.  If anyone knows The Daily Show always makes fun of President Bush.  However, the show says that it isn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Humor, News, Politics | 11 Comments

Book Review: The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria

Posted on October 27, 2008 by shaunmiller

I’m reading this book for a couple of reasons.  One is because I’m getting more politically involved and so I want to keep up with the political situation and see what other commentators are saying.  So I decided on this … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Culture, Economics, Experts, Government, Health, Law, News, Politics, Race, Values | 3 Comments

24-Hour News Network: Where’s the News?

Posted on September 28, 2008 by shaunmiller

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 | 7 Comments