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Gun control as racism
Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in US, guns, liberty | 1 Comment »
One of the points I've come across whilst reading around the Heller vs DC gun control case* is that the first gun control laws were brought in after the US ... Read more..Neocons for Shari’a
Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in US | No Comments »
All those neoconservatives who support military action and foreign intervention to counter the 'islamofascist threat' must be a little confused. Christian fundamentalist private military firm Blackwater are asking a US Court ... Read more..The death of Focus?
Friday, June 27th, 2008 Posted in liberal democrats | 2 Comments »
In the aftermath of Henley there's a lot of hand wringing about our campaign. One thing which I think needs to be realised is that Focus is not as effective as ... Read more..Why not attack the machines?
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in drew carey, trade | No Comments »
There are many who campaign against trade. US politics seems to be dominated by NAFTA, not because its a mere parody of free trade, but because it is trade at ... Read more..Unions and the free market - help needed:
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in liberalism, unions | 2 Comments »
I recall coming across a quotation saying something like you cannot have a free market without trade unions from a Liberal in the early 20th Century (or late 19th?). Can anyone ... Read more..Andy Burnham admits spying on ‘dissidents’?
Thursday, June 19th, 2008 Posted in civil liberties | No Comments »
There's been a bit of fuss over something Andy Burnham (formerly Minister in charge of population surveillance) said in Progress magazine: 'To people who get seduced by Tory talk of how ... Read more..Will the NHS ever be privacy conscious?
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in NHS, healthcare, privacy, security | 2 Comments »
Shocking news from Ross Anderson here: auditors called 45 GP surgeries asking for personal information about 51 patients. In only one case were they asked to verify their identity He also recounts ... Read more..Politics today is Tory vs Tory (where are the liberals?)
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in liberalism, tory | No Comments »
the 49 percent of Americans who have been complaining for five years about George W. Bush being a dictator are now vexed to the point of utter incoherence because for ... Read more..Two interest US presidential race sites
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in US predential race 2008 | No Comments »
Both provide predictions for the outcome. One based upon prediction markets, the other based upon polling. First up is electoralmap.net which uses the state of play on Intrade's prediction markets to ... Read more..Historical civil liberties from the US (or Happy Loving Day)
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in US, civil liberties | No Comments »
41 one years ago today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against the state of Viriginia in the case of Loving v. Virginia over turning all US race-based ... Read more..