In my first entry in the political series, I outlined the basic foundation of my beliefs that is summarised in the well-known phrase "do unto others as you would have done unto yourself". Another important belief that forms the basis of my opinions is one I have written about in recent months, that of equality ( Read more... )

Sometimes, people say incredibly stupid things. A good example is Bush's mother's recent comment that the evacuees from New Orleans are now better off. Another is the following quote I found in last week's Time magazine. For the record, I've never heard of this person before and have no idea of their political leanings, so this isn't any kind of ( Read more... )

Society is rather good at making a huge issue out of nothing, though I don't suppose any of you are ignorant of that fact. The one bothering me at the moment is the entire fuss and hoopla created about race: sure, major improvements have been made in regards to racism and racial discrimination, but there continues to be lines drawn establishing ( Read more... )