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Wednesday, April 11th, 2007Recent events have given me reason to have a look at some of my more “colorful” language used to describe politicians with whom I disagree. You must understand that many of these people are probably very nice. I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would offer you a cup of tea and politice conversation, and would possibly […]
IQ and Free Speech in the US and UK
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006The concept of “free speech” is handled quite differently in America and Britain. In America, the idea of free and open speech is a constitutionally protected right. It is not so in Britain. Supposedly the British believe in the concept of free speech but also understand that free speech without boundaries would allow people to […]
Bowl Championship Series BS
Sunday, December 4th, 2005The latest governmental overreach concerns college football. That’s right; our political representatives in Washington DC want to get seriously involved in a game played by college kids. The United States Congress wants to interject politics into the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s process for deciding which teams get the chance to compete in post-season “bowl games”. […]
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