Fitting end to semester

Hey all This is Nathan. I was the guy who sat by the door and was late to class way to often and also joined the conversation maybe more than my fair share. I am letting every one know that I convinced my boss to do an end of semester special for this class and [...]

Stop piling up on Obama

By Leonid Balaban
I made a comment yesterday in class and I wanted to reiterate this point in the blog: Lay off Obama – HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT YET!!!
Only a month ago, Obama was elected to be the next President of the U.S. and there are still more than two months before he gets officially [...]

Its not about the Jets

By: Brian Bohnert
After double checking to make sure the cameras were turned on and the hearing was being broadcast to a nationwide audience, the members of the House financial services committee proceeded to engage in a timeless congressional tradition: grandstanding.  “How many of you took private jets here?” one asked, “how many of you are thinking about [...]

More Prop 8… in theatrical form!

by Shawn Scanlon
Prop 8 continues to be a hot issue, well after the election, with a recent poll showing that religion and class played a larger role than race did in how voters decided on Prop 8.  Food for thought, anyway.
Also, I found this to be an entertaining video, and I’m hoping that you do [...]

Obama’s Presidency and Cuba

By Sarah Popp
     A travel restriction and trade embargo has been in place against Cuba since the early 1960s.  The UN General Assembly has been urging the United States to lift the embargo for the last 17 years, but the United States has refused.  U.S. diplomat Ronald Godard stated that the embargo is justified because [...]

the headline on January 19, 2009?

~Kelly Karpenske

“Will that be the headline on January 19th, 2009? Before he leaves office, will President Bush use his pardoning power to save the members of his administration from legal action?”

Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives the president “Power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except [...]

Civil Unions < Marriage

Due to the recent passage of Proposition 8, the class (and nation) has had a lot of discussion of the issue of Gay Marriage.  We haven’t really focused on what rights Gay Couples are not permitted to have.  This is a quite brief rundown on why Civil Unions are lacking as an answer to one [...]

Poison

By: Joe Oglesby
The bubble has burst and now the giant ball of yarn is unraveling. The latest victim is the auto industry. Not the auto industry as a whole, however. The companies that are at capitol hill begging for a bailout of their own are what will be referred to for the remainder of this [...]

The Passing of Proposition 8

Author: Melissa M.
On November 4, 2008, the State of California passed Proposition 8, which “Eliminates right of same-sex couples to marry.  Initiative Constitutional Amendment.   Changes the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California.  Provides that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”.  [...]

The “Sex and the City” Voter

By Caitlin Mock
I recently read an article published after the 2004 campaign examining the effect of the so called “sex and the city” voter. Project Muse discussed the importance of the young woman vote and how many of the political strategists in 2004 were eager to attract and lure in these young women. Women have [...]