In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the government in the case of Boumediene v. Bush, finding that the detainees at Guantanamo Bay have the right to file habeas corpus petitions in federal court. This decision strikes down a key section of the Military Commissions Act,…
Tim Russert is dead and it is certainly a tragedy for his family and friends. May he rest in peace. Contrary to what numerous media sources are now reporting, however, Russert was not a great journalist. Rather, he was one of the many modern celebrity journalists who got so incredibly…
Why should President Bush be impeached at this point in time? That was the subject of this article at DemocracyNow. Dennis Kucinich, a member of the House of Representatives from Ohio pointed to the concern that President Bush intends to bomb Iran based on lies. He repeatedly indicated that impeachment…
This year's presidential campaign offers a choice between 72-year old John McCain and 46-year old Barack Obama. This large difference in age provoked Christopher Beam of Slate to review the scientific literature comparing the function of old brains versus younger brains. Here are a few things to contemplate, assuming your…
What are the reasons for voting Republican? Here are a lot of them: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiQJ9Xp0xxU&eurl=http://video.google.com/[/youtube] Listen to these reasons carefully, then remember to go out and vote. Also consider this diagram of the anatomy of a Republican's brain.