http://www.guardian.co.uk/enron/story/0,11337,834484,00.html Friends in high places When George W Bush arrived in the White House, it was hardly surprising that he looked after Enron – the company had been looking after him for years. In the final extract of his...
http://dks.thing.net/EnemyWithin.html Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. – Ben Franklin (1706-1790) Historical Review of Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania. On 27 October...
US Foreign Policy is solidifying the position of conservative regimes in the Middle East by giving the people of these worlds a common enemy. Theocracies and dictatorships form the fulcrum of resistance against perceived (and real) Western Imperialism, and...
Michael, Why is it that people who consider voting in an election an inconvenience would go to see a movie to show support for its message? Don’t get me wrong — I think this is the case. People will go to see your movie as much to be entertained and...
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/06/magazine/06NYDC.html October 6, 2002 The De Facto Capital By FRANK RICH The New York Times They got it right the first time. New York was the capital of the nation at its birth. The first presidential inauguration, in 1789,...
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