PolITiGenomics

Striking at the root

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 Posted in politics | 1 Comment »

If you are at all interested in a government of the people, by the people, and for the people, the presentation below by Lawrence Lessig is well worth the 18 ... Read more..

Blame the predecessor

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Political commentators play the blame game. Don't worry, it's really no one's fault. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..

Internally inconsistent

Thursday, May 13th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

The same news commentators who defended the previous administration's shortcomings now use those same incidents to label the current administration's difficulties (starting at about 5:00). So are they now saying ... Read more..

Rationale of a human-truck hybrid

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 Posted in politics | 1 Comment »

Lawrence Lessig uses Sen. Scott Brown's (R-MA) inability to explain why he opposes the financial reform bill as further reason that the way we fund elections (or, rather, politicians) needs ... Read more..

Permanent campaign

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

NPR has a series this week about the current level of distrust Americans have with government. The latest installment, Americans Distrust Congress? That's No Surprise, ties some of the low ... Read more..

Misdirection

Friday, April 9th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

I know it's two posts in a row, but here is another clip from The Daily Show worth checking out. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..

Race to the bottom

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Posted in politics | 1 Comment »

Yesterday on NPR there was a story reporting new details on the assassination of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero. Of course, according to one member of the Texas school board, no ... Read more..

Ides of March

Monday, March 15th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

During the 30 minutes or so after boarding a plane and when you are free to use approved electronic devices, you can get a little reading done. On my last ... Read more..

In case you missed second grade

Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Speaking of global climate change and snowstorms, NPR has a story this morning about how a lot of snow in Washington, DC does not contradict the theory of global climate ... Read more..

Seeing double

Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

It seems there is a shortage of news satire ideas. Two days ago, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report each had similar pieces on global climate change. The Daily Show ... Read more..