Category: politics
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The Voice of the People
Had I gotten my address updated and my absentee ballot arrived in the mail, I would have either voted for John McCain, or abstained on account of my concerns over Palin’s qualifications. But most of America was more responsible than I was, and they voted. And they voted decisively. John McCain’s concession speech was magnanimous…
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Choice, Compulsion, Popular Opinion, and the Public Interest
Choice Relative to our own capability to act, believe, intend, or feel in various ways, choice is the process by which we actually do act, believe, intend, and feel. While some in the cognitive sciences feel that our choices may be entirely a product of chemical processes and circumstance, most people believe at some level…
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Jabs
I’ve never posted a video before as far as I can remember, but this was a real gem: Update: Nevermind, I posted that “Dark Bailout” video just a while ago. Watch this, though! Obama’s was pretty good, too, but McCain’s delivery is impeccable.