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Presidential Election Night Guide

Tonight you might be wondering what to look for to know if your candidate is going to win tonight. I’m…

2012, Electoral College, Obama, Romney

Why the U.S. Cannot Torture

This is something I wrote sophomore year of high school just after Obama’s election. Torture became a big issue for…

Bush, Foreign policy, middle-east, Politics, Torture

Republicans Actually Love Obama

After this long campaign season I have developed a theory that explains the hostile political environment. I can sum it…

Bush, Filibuster, Obama, Reaganomics, Republicans

V for Vendetta

Remember, remember, the fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and plot. It’s likely if you’ve visited my blog in the…

Guy Fawkes, Movies, Politics, Sci-fi, V for Vendetta

“Looper” Review

Looper is fantastic. Looper as a sci-fi starts out with a really well placed foundation. The future is stricken with…

Looper, Movies, Sci-fi

A Basic Economics Lesson

The election is now just days away, and the single greatest measure to see if a president is going to…

2012, Austerity, Economics, inflation, Obama, Politics, stimulus, taxes, Trickle-down

The Case for a Second Term

There has been a lot of noise from the Republican opposition claiming how ineffective Obama has been since day one.…

2012, Bush, Obama, Politics, Romney

Third Presidential Debate Highlights

The final debate on foreign policy is in my view the cherry on top of the debate season. This is…

2012, Obama, Politics, Romney, Third Debate

Second Presidential Debate Highlights

There is no doubt that the most consequential debate of the entire election is this one tonight, because this is…

2012, Obama, Politics, Presidential election, Romney, Second Debate

Mandatory Voting

The other day I was talking with my Aussie friend Simon about compulsory voting in Australia. I marveled at the…

Australia, Compulsory Voting, Politics, Public Service, Voter Turnout, Voting

Vice Presidential Debate Highlights

Tonight’s debate is far more consequential than the normal vice presidential debate. After what was perceived by many as a…

2012, Biden, Debate, Politics, Ryan, Vice President

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s “The Heist” Review

I would usually reserve an album review for an artist that I know well, because I can compare to their…

Macklemore, Rap

Romney Was Dead on Arrival

Where did the campaign of Mitt Romney go wrong? With a whole month left and 3 more debates I should…

2012, Obama, Politics, Presidential election, Romney

The Rumble of O’Reilly and Stewart

I know it’s a couple of days late but I sat down and watched the rumble tonight. Stewart and O’Reilly…

Bill O'reilly, Debate, Jon Stewart, Politics

The First Debate Highlights

                              Final     Scoreboard  …

2012, Debates, Obama, Politics, Romney

Go Green Or Go Home

You’ve been hearing about global warming and the polar bears since grade school. Most of my generation knows about the…

climate, Energy, environment, Food, Global Warming, Government, Green, Obama, Politics, Romney

Boom

Imagine a small house made out of cardboard and newspaper, supported by cheap plastic frames in the middle of the…

2012, Debates, Obama, Politics, Romney

Green Day’s “Uno!” Review

Rock music is my favorite genre of music. It isn’t generated with fake electronic sounds that I can make on…

Blink-182, Green Day, Music, Punk Rock, Uno!

2012 Electoral College Prediction

So I volunteered at an Obama event over the past weekend. I had to wake up at about 5:45am to…

2012, Electoral College, Obama, Politics, Romney

Summing up Summer

It has been an incredibly interesting summer in politics, both nationally and locally. There is about to be a flurry…

current-events, Fivethirtyeight, Healthcare, Obama, Politics, Romney

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