Politics and Government Articles (Sorted by date)

A Democracy? What Have We Wrought?

One of the great fallacies abroad is thinking that any regime today can lay claim to being democratic. None are. Though we say they are democratic and that they are democracies, they are actually republican government?representative democracies.
Scott Weldon ClarkFebruary 13, 2006

The Bitch, Some Bugs, and A Bomb!

Well Darlings,If you're reading this I guess your anti-virus software is up to date and you've not been hit by the latest virus that's been doing the rounds on the Internet. Called a variety of names: Win32/Mywife.E@mm, Nyxem,...
Michael KnellFebruary 13, 2006

Binocular Trends and Technology

There have been some incredible developments in optical technology in recent years. One of the most interesting new products comes from a company called Torrey Pines Logic.
Bill MacArthurFebruary 13, 2006

Mayor Wonka and the New Orleans Chocolate Factory

Whether God sent a judgment to New Orleans for its sinfulness is open to debate and perhaps there is no way of knowing that answer until the fat lady sings.
Rev Michael BrescianiFebruary 13, 2006

What If?

What if right wing, conservative Christians are not really in the majority in America? What if adherents of other belief systems tend to remain silent because they think they’re overwhelmingly outnumbered?
Gwenneth MorganFebruary 08, 2006

A Republican Jew (No, It's Not An Oxymoron)

In the wake of the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election, and the news that approximately 24% of American Jews (an increased, but still relatively small percentage) voted for George W.
Warren R. GrahamFebruary 08, 2006

Who Yields To Their Influence?

Without having to venture into the back of every restaurant in this city, you know their faces. Without having to open your eyes as you walk down any given street, their culture is heard and felt resonating into the consciousness of each New Yorker.
Ramon A. Martinez Jr., EsqFebruary 08, 2006

THE PRINCE OF THE COVENANT...The U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance-Part IV

The U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance—no matter what setbacks—is alive, well and proceeding to its logical conclusion: The U.S.-Israel Defense Pact [1].
Doug KriegerFebruary 08, 2006

Local Government Elections - An Inside Look

Over the past 25 years, I have observed and participated in local government from a variety of angles. From humble beginnings as a local political cartoonist, through a local elected official career, and now a Local Government Affairs Director for a...
Al ArnoldFebruary 08, 2006

Wanted: And It Had Better Be Alive

Pakistan did the USA a favor recently ...All they got for it was a surprise rocket attack on their own soil.The situation is well-explained by London's Sunday Telegraph in its 29 Jan 06 edition:Pakistan 'delay let bin Laden escape US...
J Square HumboldtFebruary 06, 2006