As the Fall season for American television gets underway this month, considerations with respect to possible new shows should be made. Indeed, debuting shows often end up cancelled, and the networks concerned then require alternative programming to fill the gap in their programming lineup. Thus, projects not previously embraced are able to then receive the [...]
Posts under ‘Miscellaneous’
Observations Regarding the Recent Japanese Election
The August 30 elections in Japan share many parallels with those held in the United States last November. In both instances, an unpopular ruling party was removed from power. Such parallels are interesting, even when one considers the inherent differences in the political systems of the two economic powers on either side of the Pacific [...]
Bureaucratizing Interrogations a Horrible Idea
Amid growing pressure to punish CIA interrogators involved with torture during the Bush Administration, President Obama has chosen to create a new team of interrogators, under the control of the FBI Director, to interrogate key terrorist detainees. The “High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group,” (HIG) will be made up of members of various intelligence and law enforcement [...]
Liberalism is Dead.
Much like in the United Kingdom, where the Liberal Democrats now comprise a third party, American liberalism is no longer of consequence. The ideological heirs to John F. Kennedy and Harry Truman who once would have freely criticized governmental excess have lost control of the Democratic Party. In their place have emerged leaders who regard their critics [...]
The Public Option on Life Support
Republicans and other Americans with common sense deserve a pat on the back today, as the “public option” has been abandoned by all but the most leftist of Democrats with the White House saying it is not necessary for reform and even some Democrats declaring it dead. Apparently they finally realized that the protests and [...]
The Reality of Racial Politics
Thomas Edsall from the Huffington Post came out with an article last week that slams the GOP for supposedly playing racial politics – casting the debate over heath care as a battle between white taxpayers vs. minority welfare queens. Edsall’s theory goes that Republicans couldn’t effectively shape policy in their minority position, so they have [...]
You Should Attend RightOnline
If you’re a a political activist and you consider yourself to be right-of-center, you really ought to attend RightOnline this Friday and Saturday in my lovely hometown of Pittsburgh. In my opinion, this is perhaps the best conference for conservative activists out there. Don’t miss it! I’ll be speaking on a panel called “Information Pollination: [...]