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December 5th, 2011 - 10:05 am § in Politics, The Ave Scene

Does the Seattle Times advocate blackmail?

Editorial in Times Lawmakers must protect education, ask for voter approval to save other programs     SEN. Ed Murray has it right — that any ballot question asking voters to approve tax increases has to follow legislative action that fills the $2 billion shortfall. Otherwise, the Senate[...]

December 5th, 2011 - 9:44 am § in America, Politics

Why Politicians Should Be More Like Professors

By David D. Perlmutter at the Chronicle of Higher Education As a professor of political communication, I find it fascinating that one of the most common negative criticisms of President Barack Obama by pundits and politicians is that he is too “professorial.” Personal tone and style have[...]

December 5th, 2011 - 1:45 am § in America, Religion

Evangelism Spoils the Sweet Milk of the Sacred Cow

A sacred cow of American politics is that freedom of religion is not the same as freedom from religion.  The view from India, a land with a far greater history of religious tolerance than our own, is very different. Excerpted from an essay by Suhag A. Shukla, Esq. Co-Founder/Managing Director, Hind[...]