After watching the inaugural speech yesterday by Obama, I think that, in time, if he follows through with what he has promised, I will once again have some pride in being American. The past 8 years, and in particular, the last 4, have had me feeling quite self conscious when, talking to people on the internet, [...]
Politics
Seeing and acknowledging the problems of the third world
One of my courses this semester is Third World Politics. To set the groundwork for the course, during the first two weeks, the professor has given us a brief history of the third world (or global south, as sociologists now call it, as opposed to the global north, a.k.a. first world). From the brief history [...]
God bless America?
Last quarter, in the American history course that I took, the class watched a documentary film from the 80s, called The Atomic Cafe (available on DVD from amazon). The film was made up entirely of videos produced during the post-WW2 era, many of them for propaganda use by the American government. No narration was given [...]
President Bush’s response to the Democratic wins
I’ve tried to stay away from politics here, because I don’t think arguing about them really goes anywhere, but I couldn’t pass this one up. Yesterday, President Bush took part in a news conference at the White House. Apparently, he was asked to sum up his feelings about the Democratic wins in one.. facial expression. [...]
Republicans fighting ‘Islamic fascism’
Apparently, the Republicans are now fighting against Islamic fascism.
The irony is so great, I can hardly stand it…
