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What is Federalism63

What is Federalism

What is Federalism Federalism is as the text book defines it, “the constitutions division of governing authority between two levels, nations and states”(Text 44). In a federalist system you have national powers such as defense, reserved for...

0 comments    politics government federalism
Victory for Scott Walker Means a Return to the Glorious Days of Feudalism67

Victory for Scott Walker Means a Return to the Glorious Days of Feudalism

Governor for Sale A victory for Scott Walker in Wisconsin’s recall election means a step backward to a simpler time. It means a return to traditional, family values with God as his guide and the Bible at his side. After the return of Walker to...

3 comments    education women teachers
Royal Fascination69

Royal Fascination

The other day, while making my morning coffee, I noticed a story on one of the national morning shows about the royal family. While watching the piece, I couldn't help but notice the utter lack of news material in the piece, which was aired during...

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Donald Rumsfeld, a controversial story68

Donald Rumsfeld, a controversial story

Donald Rumsfeld has been talking with the press publicity to promote his new book, Known and Unknown. In a CBS news interview he made, what I would call, controversial statements concerning American foriegn affairs. He questioned the role the United...

4 comments    politics american history
Election 2012 Progress or Regress74

Election 2012 Progress or Regress

Will the American People be swayed by Republican distortions of History, i.e. why American debt is "out of control". The facts are Mr Bush decided tax breaks for the "very wealthy" were more important "than paying the bills!" Two Wars without paying...

2 comments    politics social justice
A Bit on Coalition Government80

A Bit on Coalition Government

I am reading Alex N. Dragnich's Modern European Governments, a book written in the 1960's. I am in the chapter on Great Britain which has had the experience of coalition and minority governments. They had coalition governments through both World War...

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Spear of the nation67

Spear of the nation

The portrait of the South African President Zuma by Brett Murray is an apt representation of the man. He has been involved in scandal after scandal, from the arms deal to the appointment of people of dubious character, not to mention hints of...

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Martin Luther King Speech: A Time Comes When Silence Is Betrayal, In Vietnam, That Time Has Come For Us83

Martin Luther King Speech: A Time Comes When Silence Is Betrayal, In Vietnam, That Time Has Come For Us

The paper talks about the injustices in Vietnam as portrayed by Martin Luther King. He calls it a time to break the silence that has turned to betrayal. The paper quotes him on several occasions and elaborates more on his speech. ...

0 comments    corruption political injustices
Memorial Day and What it Means to be an American: Then and Now70

Memorial Day and What it Means to be an American: Then and Now

I started the Memorial Day weekend of 2012 with a classic movie on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) called “Mortal Storm”. It is a wonderful picture in all respects from the acting to the messages imparted. The movie stared James Stewart as a German...

0 comments    freedom socialism communism
The Obammunist Falls into Bain Trap by Voicing Worker Support75

The Obammunist Falls into Bain Trap by Voicing Worker Support

Unemployment Line Obama has fallen into the Bain trap that Romney, master strategist, has set for him. I could post what Obama said, but I would rather post what I heard. What I heard was Obama criticizing all capital and capitalism and quoting from...

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