β Award: South Carolina AG Views on Non Partisanship Attorney General Alan Wilson is taking the helm of an organization that works to elect more Republicans into that slot across the country. While Wilson claims that he is looking forward to working with his Democrat[...]
Posts Tagged ‘ethics’
Hypocrisy
Jeb Bush rips Matt Damon for sending his kids to private school Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Wednesday criticized actor Matt Damon, a vocal public-school advocate, for sending his children to private school. Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/twitter-room/other-news/316005-jeb-bush-rips-matt[...]
October 3rd, 2013 - 10:45 pm § in Politics
Oct 3, Anniversary of reunification of Germany
Reunification of Germany On the 3rd of October, 1990 German re-unification became official. The date was designated as a national holiday by Chancellor Helmut Kohl. In 1989, a re-unified Germany seemed a long way off, although demonstrations were already taking…[...]
Berkeley Blog: Can the US spread democracy and should it do so?
The trap of ‘democratization’ as ‘wishful thinking’: The state of the art in the Arab world[...]
Michael Jordan: Always been part of the problem and never cared about the solution.
Michael Jordan could do no wrong in my eyes growing up. I remember wanting a pair of his coveted shoes growing up but my family was more concerned with feeding my 3 siblings and Ik properly, rather than making sure we had the most expensive pair of shoes like m. Most families in the [&h[...]
Is Free Trade Good For US . part 2.
In response to Norm My point us the same. Protectionism raises cost on everything workers buy while encouraging capital flight. How do you feel about Japanese protectionism or french protectionism. Do you think THEIR workers benefit.from the absurd prices for rice and wheat? As for Korean and Ja[...]
Commentary by Anthony: The Term “Student-Athlete” Is A Joke.
As a former “Student-Athlete” at the University of Washington I always thought this term was a joke. Coming into the University of Washington from Garfield High School, my GPA was unacceptable by Udubs academic standards. I had a 2.3 and my SAT score was an 890. Frankly, this was wa[...]
March 11th, 2013 - 4:53 am § in Religion, Schools & Colleges
Antisemitism hits Harvard
Jewish Harvard Students Receive Mock Eviction Notices Jewish students at Harvard University receive mock eviction notices in light of “Israel Apartheid Week.” Is this antisemitism? Imagine all Asian students getting this notice next time a Tibetan is immolated. Or imagine all Catholic Studen[...]
March 7th, 2013 - 4:57 am § in Politics, Saudi Arabia
Women’s Rights in Arabia
Saudi- 18 lingerie shops closed for failure to employ women (MENAFN – Arab News) The Labor Ministry in coordination with the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs this week closed 18 lingerie shops in shopping centers east of Riyadh after they failed to employ Saudi women. “We’ll[...]
Why are you scared of me?
White America fears African American males. The fear was evident during the Trayvon Martin case. Its evident every time a black male is pulled over by police for no reason other than being black. Many white Americans agreed with Zimmermans reasoning for stalking and killing a young black kid[...]