Archive for the 'US Politics' Category

Curious humanitarian effort

Friday, April 22nd, 2005

Vibrators for Iraq

Lloyd Axworthy’s open letter to Condoleezza Rice

Saturday, March 5th, 2005

Former Canadian foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy has published an open letter to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
“Why not discuss these issues with Canadians who understand them, and seek out ways to better cooperate in areas where we agree — and agree to respect each other’s views when we disagree.
“Above all, ignore the Cassandras who [...]

Journalism protection for bloggers

Friday, March 4th, 2005

Just before the Mac Mini was released, a few ‘unofficial’ news sites, run by bloggers — specifically PowerPage, Apple Insider and Think Secret — published information about the Mac Mini before its release date. Apple is famously secretive about its future product launches, and has sued these three blogging sites to find out how these [...]

On the hot seat

Thursday, September 30th, 2004

According to this story in the LA Times, “You Can Rule Out Spontaneity in the Debates“, President Bush’s handlers wanted the auditorium temperature to be 70, in order to make John Kerry break out in a sweat.

Open Fire

Friday, September 10th, 2004

From Wired News (Furthermore Archive)
Come Monday, Americans will be able to buy semiautomatic assault rifles again as the 10-year ban on these weapons expires. Fears of raising the gun-control issue in an election year, along with intense lobbying by the National Rifle Association, pretty much killed any chance of extending the ban, even though President [...]