US government to 'encourage' marriage
I've never felt the urge to write a diary before, but then I stumbled upon this bizarre story which no one seems to have commented on. In a not so surprising move, the federal government has decided to...
View ArticleOECD Studies Education in US
As CNN reports today, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released an annual report on the quality, availability and economic status of education in countries...
View Article"There are no Taleban here. We all are nomads living in tents."
[Note: This is an update on an older story. I did a search, but only found one diary on the subject. If this is inappropriate, I'll remove it.] After killing as many as 85 civilians in attacks on the...
View ArticleVOTE!
There have been a lot of good arguments made about why people should vote, most of them by people far more eloquent than me. But to me, there's one reason alone why you should vote, and it's a reason...
View ArticleVote! (repost)
There have been a lot of good arguments made about why people should vote, most of them by people far more eloquent than me. But to me, there's one reason alone why you should vote, and it's a reason...
View ArticleWashington Post Possibly Explains McCain's Move to the Right
It's well known in the blogosphere that McCain moved to the right following the '00 primaries. What isn't well-known -- and what has been the subject of increasing speculation -- is why McCain chose...
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