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  • Fearless Publication under an Oppressive Regime

    In 1978-79, my now-ex husband and I lived and worked in Iran, in the period leading up to and through the Iranian Revolution. We arrived in July, 1978, just a few weeks before martial law was declared; and we left in February, 1979, on the first flight of Americans evacuated out after the Revolution. My husband worked on a top-secret contract, ...
    Posted to Dispatches by Cheryl Fluty on July 11, 2008

  • I Liked Ike -- Now I Like Mike - HUCKABEE, that is

    I liked everything I heard about Mike Huckabee, even before he started running in earnest for his Party's Nomination to be our next U.S. President. The more I learned about Mike Huckabee, the better I liked his candidacy. Further, he is a very well-spoken and persuasive guy, with that down-to-Earth Midwestern style I always liked about ...
    Posted to Politics by MichaelBernard1 on July 8, 2008

  • How long Must We Study Marijuana?

    WHY ISN'T EVERYONE SCREAMING FOR LEGAL MARIJUANA? Every report says the same thing about MARIJUANA IT HAS NEVER KILLED ANYONE IN HISTORY No adult deaths, no kids have ever died from it, (not that kids should have it but it's good to know they won't die from it). Most reports say users drive with even higher safety than people that ...
    Posted to Press Box by jsknow on July 5, 2008

  • Government abuse of power

    South Dakotas law relating to doctor patient communication and abortion: This is just another method for people using and abusing government power. They attempt to control others and legislate morality by forcing their beliefs (usually based on their religion) upon all of society. Their goal is to limit freedom and force conformity with their ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by den99md on July 4, 2008

  • Why don't we hear more about Equatorial Guinea?

    In the 90's Robert Klitgaard's Tropical Gangsters described the poverty and corruption that existed before the oil boom. 60 Minutes has also shown the abuse of public funds by poltical leaders and their cronies. I agree that the oil, not so much the volume as the secure access granted to the US, makes us overlook the political dysfunction in ...
    Posted to Foreigners by lomahasha on June 30, 2008

  • Jehovah's witnesses..GET OUT OF MY COUNTRY

    '' Jehovah's Witnesses have interpreted that statement as a call to remain neutral in all political matters. (In some of the sect's literature, members are described as ''representatives of God's heavenly kingdom''; they are thus obligated to stay out of local political affairs in keeping with the behavior of ambassadors.) Witnesses also refrain ...
    Posted to Explainer by zook on June 27, 2008

  • A rose by any other name

    Do black Muslims in America identify as Sunni or Shiite? Sorry, but like eggs, the Muslims have many ways of appearing in this country, not just Sunni or Shiite, scrambled or hard boiled. Try omlettes mixed with a variety of American Muslim camoflauge.. We, in this country would be better off if we just stuck to ALL AMERICAN ways, the ...
    Posted to Explainer by zook on June 27, 2008

  • Electing not to Vote

    I have quite a few friends who choose not to vote based on their religious beliefs, but the reasoning is quite different than what you list for Jehovah's Witnesses. They derive their beliefs roughly from the anabaptist tradition (not to be confused with baptist), which also spawned what are now known as the Amish and Mennonite communities. At ...
    Posted to Explainer by rhesuspieces00 on June 26, 2008

  • It's not that they hate us per se,

    ...it's that they run by are Modern Liberals who don't like success. Yes, it's a guilt thing. Even though they are wildly successful, Modern Liberals don't like what the US and Western Civilization represent. I suppose if you poll people at Google, you'll find that it skews towards people being very liberal. As this Modern Liberalism is some ...
    Posted to Technology by Alz on June 14, 2008

  • Who supports Democracy?

    It is insane to call the Lebanese political system democratic, as it not only divides power among sectarian lines but those divisions are not equal to those sects' share of the population. All political decisions are made in backroom deals by the same few changing casts of characters, with the occaisonal addition of some one's son. No wonder ...
    Posted to Foreigners by Orientalista on June 12, 2008
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