Obama’s FISA screwup
From Dave Winer First, the conservative pundits who say that Obama turned his back on the extreme left by voting for the new FISA bill have it wrong. He turned his back on people of all persuasions who believe in…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Day July 12, 2008
France rejects Muslim woman as citizen over ‘total submission’ to her husband
The court said such total submission is incompatible with being a French citizen. “If you follow that to its logical conclusion, it means that women whose partners beat them are also not worthy of being French” said a law professor.…
Poll shows Obama losing momentum
This isn’t surprising. In the past month Obama has gone from being a visionary with new ideas to just another politician tacking to the center during the general election, flip-flopping on his previous statements. Even those who aren’t on the…
Out of control in Sinaloa
Gunmen killed nine at an auto repair shop then three police who were pursuing them in what was clearly drug cartel violence. Parts of Mexico now appear to be just nominally controlled by the government. What happens when the violence…