Broadsnark
Blog URL http://www.broadsnark.com
Located Washington, District of Columbia USA
Tags politics, culture, current events, philosophy, human rights, anarchy, atheist
Political and cultural commentary.
Latest Blog Posts
- Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov 20, 2009 in Violence Julia Serano Transgender TransGriot
Monica at TransGriot explains the history of the Transgender Day of Remembrance here. For a powerful and amazing spoken word performance that really gets to the heart of how our society fears and terrorizes transgender people, check out this video of...
- Women and Politics on Nov 19, 2009 in Uncategorized
Amazingly, there are still people out there who claim that women just aren’t interested in politics. I discovered this when I started nosing around on Libertarian blogs where they wondered why there weren’t more women in their midst. Alliso...
- The Problem with Economics on Nov 16, 2009 in Uncategorized
I came across a study this week that reminded me why I focused on history and not economics. Carl-Johan Daigaard and Ola Olsson, economists at the University of Copenhagen, published results of a study called Why are Rich Countries More Politically C...
- Some Stuff You Might Have Missed on Nov 13, 2009 in Misc Catholicism education Gay Marriage Innocence Project Reconcile Socialization
I really liked this post over at Reconcile. It’s time we start talking about higher education. We shouldn’t just accept “get an education” as an answer to all our social ills. And speaking of school, sometimes (just for a...
- The Danger of Good vs. Evil on Nov 11, 2009 in Human Nature Human Rights Central America Contras El Salvador Evil Grenada Guatemala Iran Nicaragua Nile Gardiner Ronald Reagan The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation put out a morning bell yesterday. The gist of the message is that Obama slighted Reagan by not showing up for the Berlin wall ceremonies and for not mentioning Reagan in his speech. Reagan is, of course, the savior who fre...
- Rewriting the Drug War News on Nov 9, 2009 in Uncategorized
Ever read a news story and want to bang your head on the wall because of all the underlying assumptions written into it? Me too. Stop the Drug War has a new project called the Drug Policy News Writing Demonstration Project. The Drug Policy News Dem...
- Ignoring Elites is so Elitist on Nov 6, 2009 in Politics Chamber of Commerce Fox News Jim Vandehei Mike Allen Politico Republicans Rush Limbaugh Saul Alinsky The Heritage Foundation
Jim Vandehei and Mike Allen at Politico wrote a story about how Obama’s White House is “working systematically to marginalize the most powerful forces behind the Republican Party.” The Heritage Foundation quoted that story and then...
