Politics

Back to the future for US …

Congressman Ron Paul reminds Americans that their nation was founded on principles spelt out in its Constitution, and that one such principle is that of Non-Interventionism (as distinct from Isolationism). This principle - like many freedom-leaning principles - was espoused by George Washington and …

George W Bush's real …

Despite all his talk of freedom, George Bush will leave behind an America whose citizens are far less free, and far less safe, than when he took office. Karen Kwiatkowski blogs: 'America won't change in November, even as Congress begins to awaken from its slumber. America will [re]gain her honor …

Public campaign to …

Under the Constitution of the United States of America, the President can be removed from office by an impeachment vote of the House and trial by the Senate. While Americans have often talked about impeaching their President, and President Clinton was impeached by the House (but not the Senate) for …

Knee-jerk Journalism

Rosa Brooks writes in the Los Angeles Times: Ken Roth -- an American Jew whose father fled Nazi Germany -- "is executive director of Human Rights Watch, [one of] America's largest and most respected human rights organization[s]. In July, after the Israeli offensive in Lebanon began, Human …

9/11 Commission Chairmen …

The Commission Chairs have a new book out which reveals a lot about the U.S. Administration and how the Commission of Inquiry into the 9/11 attacks actually worked (or failed to).

47 innocents commit …

This would be hard to believe but it's on the CBC. It could happen to anyone who's ever used a credit card on-line. The intersection of the consequences of an overbearing police state and too much 'political correctness' leading to the attitude that anything goes -- regardless of facts or evidence …

Governments responsible

Sheldon Richman's analysis shows that the U.S., State and Local Governments acted irresponsibly in the years leading up the the destruction of New Orleans. Private companies doing any of these things would be where Enron and Worldcom are now, but governments can get away with it because "the …

A Generous Canada?

Canadians are about the most generous people around. But please remember that when Paul Martin speaks about a 'Generous Canada', he means two things:

  1. Being generous with tax dollars taken from your pocket
  2. Being generous to the Liberal-party-connected (just remember who was Finance Minister …

Farewell Ronald Reagan

"On a sad note - as you all know we lost former President Reagan this past weekend. You have to give Ronald Reagan credit - he was able defeat his evil empire without invading it."
-- Jay Leno, The Tonight Show

A business history of …

The Software History Center provides comprehensive historical information on the business side of the software industry. Different emphasis from the traditional techie focus, but well-informed and interesting.