Don’t Blink: Baby Cured of Aids, Walmart Takes Over the US Budget & British Human Rights Problems

A few stories that caught my eye this weekend: After early treatment a two year old, born with AIDS, in Mississippi has been cured. It’s too bad that Mississippi doesn’t believe in science. Obama’s new budget chief is coming from Wal Mart, because Wal Mart has done soooo much to improve the US economy. (<–…

Don’t Blink: Baby Cured of Aids, Walmart Takes Over the US Budget & British Human Rights Problems

A few stories that caught my eye this weekend: After early treatment a two year old, born with AIDS, in Mississippi has been cured. It’s too bad that Mississippi doesn’t believe in science. Obama’s new budget chief is coming from Wal Mart, because Wal Mart has done soooo much to improve the US economy. (<–…

Don’t Blink: News Roundup for December 19, 2012

In the information age we are inundated by news and trivia, Don’t Blink is a regular featured designed to hilight a whole bunch of stories you may have missed in a relatively small amount of space. Canada: In the wake of the massacre in Newton, Connecticut Canada’s gun lobby is pressing for more relaxed laws and…

Don’t Blink: News Roundup for December 19, 2012

In the information age we are inundated by news and trivia, Don’t Blink is a regular featured designed to hilight a whole bunch of stories you may have missed in a relatively small amount of space. Canada: In the wake of the massacre in Newton, Connecticut Canada’s gun lobby is pressing for more relaxed laws and…

Democrats Have a Rare Opportunity as the Political Ground Shifts in U.S.

November 6, 2012 was a historic night for the United States. In many ways it was more important than the night four years earlier when the U.S. elected its first African-American President. It was historic because the tone of American politics changed. Americans shifted on the issues and the tactics which previously worked for the…

Democrats Have a Rare Opportunity as the Political Ground Shifts in U.S.

November 6, 2012 was a historic night for the United States. In many ways it was more important than the night four years earlier when the U.S. elected its first African-American President. It was historic because the tone of American politics changed. Americans shifted on the issues and the tactics which previously worked for the…

Does It Worry You When the U.S. Starts Talking About WMDs?

Today U.S. President Barack Obama warned that the American military would act if Syria uses chemical weapons against insurgents. Sure it’s a different situation, and a different president but I get just a bit nervous when the US starts talking about chemical weapons or any “WMD”. After the invasion of Iraq there is an obvious…

Does It Worry You When the U.S. Starts Talking About WMDs?

Today U.S. President Barack Obama warned that the American military would act if Syria uses chemical weapons against insurgents. Sure it’s a different situation, and a different president but I get just a bit nervous when the US starts talking about chemical weapons or any “WMD”. After the invasion of Iraq there is an obvious…