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Reelect President Bush for the 2nd term: Evidence & Proofs

Why President Bush should have his second term? The arguments can be drawn from Gas price, Job creation and War in Iraq scientifically. If it is scientific, it must observe the same result, test in the same experiment and constitute a mathematical truth. For example, we all know that goose... Read More

Pending Oil Crisis

Heavens, what are we up against? It seems these days that we are inundated with worsening situations, not just in Canada but worldwide: Increasing terrorism threats; Global arrests of Al Qaeda operatives; More corruption in our Canadian Liberal federal government; A backlash against Official Bilingualism resulting in Mini Official Bilingualism... Read More

Colts? Stadium Short on Horse Sense

The predominant discussion in the Indianapolis media over the proposed $500 million Colts stadium is how to fund it, not over the wisdom and propriety of taxpayers going into debt to build it.Apparently the leaders of both major political parties in Indiana have signed off on the concept, including a... Read More

A Cheap Holiday in Other Peoples Misery (catching up with Mordechai Vanunu in Israel)

One of my favourite pieces of music is the Sex Pistols' classic 'Holidays in the Sun' - a song that begins with the line, 'a cheap holiday in other people's misery'. This would have made a fitting epitaph for my holiday in Israel, except that the $3000 air ticket meant... Read More

Simple Middle East Peace Plan

I. WARS ARE BASIC CONFLICTS OVER LAND. II. BOUNDARIES. THE STATE OF ISRAEL SHALL BASICALLY BE HER PRE-1967 BORDERS, EXCEPT FOR THEIR MUNICIPAL JURISDICTION IN JERUSALEM. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE SHALL BE THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. THE BOUNDARIES OF SYRIA SHALL BE HER PRE-1967 BORDERS. III.... Read More

Bush Panders America?s Kids to Saudi Pederasts

President Bush and Secretary Powell should hang their heads in shame. The administration professes to value America's children and touts the phrase "No Child Left Behind." Simultaneously, they have abandoned an estimated 16,000 American children abroad.According to Joel Mowbray's book "Dangerous Diplomacy," the children have been kidnapped by their parents... Read More

Top 30 Politics Quotations

"It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs." -- Albert Einstein"Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles." -- Ambrose Bierce"Man is by nature a political animal." -- Aristotle"I have come to the conclusion... Read More

The ?Manchurian Candidate?: Lee Harvey Oswald?

An American soldier is taken behind enemy lines and brainwashed as an unwitting assassin by communists in league with American political figures. This soldier then returns to the States to kill a presidential candidate as part of a political scheme to escalate and exploit Cold War tensions.Sound familiar? It does... Read More

Abu Ghraib: Our Surprise is the only Surprise

As pictures and videos surface showing young American soldiers humiliating and dehumanizing Iraqi prisoners, we, as a society, recoil in disgust and disbelief. Friends and family of those charged with such crimes, shake their heads in bewilderment and assure the world that the perpetrators are normal, caring, loving individuals without... Read More

A Look Ahead to 2008 (Part I)

Just as everyone has breathed a sigh of relief at the end of 2004 presidential campaign, I would like to take a quick look ahead to 2008. Unless George W. Bush is unable to complete his second term, 2008 will bring the third open presidential election (no incumbent running) in... Read More

In The News:

Cokie Roberts, Legendary Political Journalist, Dies at 75 TIME5 things to know for September 18: Saudi Arabia, politics, weather, Cokie Roberts CNNCokie Roberts, famed journalist and political commentator, dies at 75 The GuardianCokie Roberts, Journalist Savvy About Politics, Dies at 75 VarietyCokie Roberts, Longtime Political Journalist, Dies at 75 The Wall Street JournalView full coverage on Google News

Expanding Direct Democracy Won't Make Americans Feel Better about Politics The National Interest OnlineRecent polls show Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with their system of representative democracy. Many see sharp and unhealthy partisan divisions and ...

Politics live | Stalin 'postpones' protest after Amit Shah’s clarification on push for Hindi The HinduHours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah clarified he never pitched for imposition of Hindi, DMK president M.K. Stalin on September 18 said the party's ...

Corey Lewandowski lays bare the political nihilism of ‘fake news’ claims The Washington PostBefore Donald Trump came into his life, Corey Lewandowski was working for the conservative organizing group Americans for Prosperity out of an office in ...

Supreme court grapples with dilemma of politics versus the law The GuardianAt the start of the three-day hearing to resolve contradictory judgments made by Scottish and English courts on the prorogation of parliament, attempts to refine ...

Supreme Court: Prorogation carried out 'in bad faith', judges told BBC NewsThe PM's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks was carried out "in bad faith", the Supreme Court has heard. Scottish judges ruled the move unlawful, ...

'Most political in years': critics hail Mercury prize's return to protest music The GuardianIndustry experts have hailed the return of political music in the run-up to this year's Mercury prize, with British and Irish artists on the shortlist addressing the ...

Politics | How the NRC debate is shaping up in Meghalaya Moneycontrol.comRK Satapathy. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a much-talked-about issue in the whole of Northeast India. The issue of migration is not new to this part ...

Is this art? Your answer can reveal a surprising amount about your politics. Vox.comA YouGov poll shows the link between modern art and modern politics.

What to Know About the Origins of 'Left' and 'Right' in Politics, From the French Revolution to the 2020 Presidential Race TIMEHow did such seemingly benign descriptions come to define the political spectrum?

When politics doesn't address the big issues it's not surprising people lose faith in the system The GuardianEvery step of the game is another chance to score a point, while the job of governing for the long term is wilfully ignored.

Why are South Korean politicians shaving their heads? BBC NewsSouth Korea's opposition leader has become the latest politician to publicly shave his head in a protest against the government. Hwang Kyo-ahn had his hair ...

White, male and middle class: why Britain’s political parties must change The GuardianAcross the board, memberships remain hugely unrepresentative. Parties must do much more to reach out, says politics professor and author Tim Bale.

How Memes Were Weaponized For Trump-Era Politics HuffPostLearn how internet memes became a super weapon in the propaganda war, morphing Pepe the Frog into a Trump-supporting Nazi.

David Cameron is Britain's most disliked politician The Economist“FOR THREE years I have kept relatively quiet about politics,” David Cameron tweeted on September 14th. His silence will soon be broken. On September 19th ...

Supreme Court Says Judges Are Above Politics. It May Hear a Case Testing That View. The New York TimesA new petition asks the court to decide whether Delaware can factor in the political affiliations of judges to try to seek ideological balance on its courts.

Wednesday briefing: Netanyahu fights for his political life The GuardianEarly results show PM could be losing grip on power … Corbyn plans neutral stance on Brexit … How US weather presenters joined the climate debate.

Elections Do Little To Point The Way Out Of Israel's Political Impasse NPRIsrael's second election in less than six months looks unlikely to clear up its political impasse, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again falling short ...

Matteo Renzi’s split leaves Italian politics in turmoil again The EconomistThe former prime minister pledges loyalty to the government—for now.

Sowing seeds of division: Muscular politics may yield short term electoral dividend, but it hurts India's future Times of IndiaMuscular politics may pay political dividends in the short term. It also has the potential to make the economy wilt and seriously impact economic growth. In May ...

Coalition minister accused of running fundraiser out of taxpayer-funded office – politics live The GuardianLabor says the Pinnacle Club, an associated entity of the Liberal party, has been operating out the office of the assistant minister for customs Jason Wood.

The Problem With Politics Is the Politicians The Wall Street JournalThey take credit for things they didn't do and avoid accountability for the messes they make.

Boris Johnson 'surprised' by level of Irish border checks The GuardianBoris Johnson expressed surprise to his advisers during lunch with Jean-Claude Juncker as he was informed about the scale of checks still needed on the ...

Sunday Politics NPRWhat does the president want in a national security adviser, now that the job is open again? Plus, Senate races that are in play in 2020.

Tories extend poll lead to 12% despite week of political chaos The GuardianBoris Johnson also has a far higher net approval rating for his handling of Brexit than Jeremy Corbyn.

Polish ambassador urges Poles to 'seriously consider' leaving UK The GuardianPoland's ambassador to the UK has written to 800,000 Poles advising them to “seriously consider” returning home and expressed concern about the application ...

How far can buoyant Liberal Democrats bounce back? The GuardianAt what was a pre-election conference in all but name, any time a group of Liberal Democrat activists gathered the same question would arise: how far can a ...

Labour votes to scrap student wing ahead of party conference The GuardianThe founder of Momentum, a key ally of Jeremy Corbyn, has succeeded in a bid to make the party effectively abolish its 40-year-old student wing, which is ...

Decision to enter politics my own, always wanted to take the plunge: Babita Phogat Economic TimesInternational wrestler Babita Phogat on Tuesday said the decision to enter politics was her own and growing up in a family connected with politics, she always ...

Don't blame Brexit for our broken politics SpikedBrexit is not the problem with our politics – it's our politicians. At this stage in the game, it might seem like an obvious remark. It has become increasingly clear ...

5 things to know for September 17: Saudi Arabia, Israel, politics, Ecuador CNN(CNN) Need some extra cash? Florida is looking to hire 50 new citizen python hunters. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

The party that didn't quite change UK politics BBC NewsWhen 11 former Labour and Tory MPs became The Independent Group they were full of hope. What happened?

The Atlantic Politics Daily: Where Have All the Press Secretaries Gone? The AtlanticSean Spicer makes his debut on Dancing With the Stars. Plus: the Latinos who are on board the Trump Train.

When Politics Smothers Everyday Life RealClearPoliticsPartisan politics has crept into every corner of American life. Every topic, from jokes to films, is now refracted through that lens. It's a revoltin' development, as one ...

Week In Politics NPRAnother Trump administration official is out, Democrats in the House inch slowly toward the I-word, and another presidential debate, this time with the 10 top ...

Duterte Says He Ordered a Politician Killed; a Spokesman Says He Misspoke The New York TimesMANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines appeared to admit in a speech this week that he had ordered an assassination attempt on a politician ...

Shinjiro Koizumi: A rising star in Japanese politics BBC NewsLast month, Shinjiro Koizumi, a Japanese lawmaker who is the second son of popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, grabbed headlines after he ...

Azad, Ahmed Patel Meet Chidambaram in Tihar Jail, Discuss Country's Political, Economic Situation News18Congress leaders Ghulam Nabu Azad and Ahmed Patel met P Chidambaram in Tihar jail along with his son Karti.

How BJP is dominating politics in India LivemintThe margin of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 2019 election victory took many political analysts by surprise. And, according to new research, the BJP's ...

Everyone Knows the Truth About Politics The Wall Street JournalThe Democrats are scrambling, Trump is a screwball and the sane center is getting ignored.

Snapchat launches political ads library as 2020 election ramps up CNNSnapchat launched a political ads library as the mobile app becomes a campaign tool for 2020 candidates.

Raab accuses EU of political posturing before Johnson talks The GuardianDominic Raab has set out an uncompromising UK stance before key Brexit talks, insisting the EU has been given sufficient details of alternatives to the Irish ...

Ex-Speaker's death sparks political slugfest between TDP, YSRC LivemintAmaravati (Andhra Pradesh): The death of former Andhra Pradesh Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao triggered a political slugfest in the state with the Telugu ...

Perhaps we need to explain climate change to politicians as we would to very small children The GuardianWhen I was an undergrad learning geology, the maxim that was thumped into me wasn't how to build a mine or drill for oil and gas, it was simply: “The present is ...

What Your Politics Do to Your Morals The AtlanticEven though the Democratic nominee has not yet been chosen, many Americans already know exactly which party they'll be voting for next November. In fact, a ...

In North Carolina, New Political Maps Don’t End Old Disputes The New York TimesWhen a North Carolina state court struck down the state's legislative political maps nearly two weeks ago, it said the maps had been drawn “with surgical ...

How billionaire philanthropy provides reproductive health care when politicians won’t Vox.comHow philanthropists brought us modern contraception — and where we'd be without them.

Puerto Rico’s Crises Could Break The Island’s Two-Party Politics HuffPostIn a U.S. territory where the two parties revolve around statehood or commonwealth status, a new movement wants to offer an alternative. By Alexander C.

Trump Changed U.S. Politics. Now He's Changing Political Science BloombergDonald Trump isn't just disrupting politics. He's disrupting political science.

Biden’s abortion shift tests the politics of his faith PBS NewsHourWASHINGTON (AP) — It was one of the first stress tests of Joe Biden's presidential campaign: A sudden reversal of his decades-long support for restricting ...

Trump is trapped between two impulses on Iran CNNPresident Donald Trump is stuck in a political box -- largely of his own making -- on Iran, a predicament that becomes more intractable with each alarming cycle ...

PM Modi will retire to Himalayas by 2029, says political author India TodayIn 11 years, PM Narendra Modi will retire to Himalayas, author and senior journalist Minhaz Merchant claimed on India Today TV's show News Point.

Trump and California See Same Homeless Problem, but Not the Same Solutions The New York TimesPresident Trump's awful descriptions of California's housing woes can't be worse than those of the state's most liberal politicians. But that's where the agreement ...

The nation's cartoonists on the week in politics POLITICOEvery week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies ...

A 21st Century Breakup New York MagazineDemocrats and many of Silicon Valley's leaders used to be partners on everything from campaign funding to voter-data programs. This month, members of the ...

Politics should be about getting things done – not creating drama The GuardianBoris Johnson may be more entertaining than the last PM but what is he achieving?

Puja and Politics: BJP Exploiting Bengal’s Political Affair with Festivals but it Began with TMC News18Dhaks and pandals – any Bengalis worth their salt can identify with these two elements that spell only one thing for the state – Pujo, or Puja for the uninitiated.

No 10 plays down hopes of Brexit breakthrough The GuardianDowning Street has played down the prospect of an early breakthrough in Brexit talks despite hopes of a compromise on the Irish backstop, as Boris Johnson ...

Politics this week The EconomistBoris Johnson, Britain's prime minister, asked the queen to suspend Parliament soon after it returns on September 3rd. The move caught opposition parties, and ...

Ukip leader accused of insulting party over conference no-show The GuardianRichard Braine has pulled out of the conference in Newport after fewer than 450 tickets were sold.

Warren and Trump Speeches Lay Out Competing Visions of Populism The New York TimesIn New York, Senator Elizabeth Warren described a government compromised by the influence of the wealthy. President Trump, in New Mexico, denounced a ...

Labour minister Gangwar says ‘no shortage of jobs’, sparks political criticism LivemintNew Delhi: Labour and employment minister Santosh Gangwar's comment that there is no shortage of jobs and it's the inefficiency of candidates that is creating ...

How has Scotland changed since the indyref? BBC NewsFive years have passed since the Scottish independence referendum. BBC Scotland looks at how the country's politics has changed since then, and how likely ...

Karnataka's Cloud-Seeding Plan Needs More Science, Less Politics The WireThanks to Karnataka and Maharashtra, India currently has the largest public investment in operational cloud-seeding to date.

Hong Kong horse races canceled over fears of political unrest CNNHong Kong (CNN Business) Fears of political unrest have forced the cancellation of one of Hong Kong's biggest money makers: The city's weekly horse races.

How British politics broke CNNBy the end of Monday, the British government will suspend the country's Parliament for five weeks -- at the request of newly installed Prime Minister Boris ...

'They do not represent us': Italians despair over state of politics The GuardianVulgar, irresponsible, opportunistic, immature. These are just some of the adjectives beachgoers in Santa Severa, a town near Rome, used to describe the ...

Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri quits politics, resigns as party chairman India TodayFiery Pakistani cleric Tahirul Qadri on Saturday announced his decision to quit politics and resigned as the chairman of his Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) party.

Britons overseas urged to register for proxy not postal votes The GuardianWith a UK election likely to be called with minimum notice proxy votes are best option, say officials.

Priyanka Gandhi should not do politics over work done in national interest: Baijayant Panda Times of IndiaIndia News: Slamming Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for her tweet in which she allegedly undermined the importance of international events for bringing in investments ...

Brexit’s ‘Doomsday Politics’ Mean Voters May Be Last Chance to Resolve Crisis The New York TimesA looming election seems to offer the last political mechanism left to end the brawl over Brexit. An inconclusive result could reinforce fears that the problem ...

Understanding Autonomous Politics Economic and Political WeeklyIn the contemporary articulation of electoral politics, one witnesses two rather abnormal trends: assimilation and autonomy. Arguably, the assimilative trend is ...

Non-political, fruitful meeting: Mamata meets PM Modi, invites him to Bengal India TodayWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met PM Modi at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday. As she reached PM Modi's residence, Mamata Banerjee was ...

Amber Rudd quits cabinet and attacks PM for 'political vandalism' The GuardianWork and pensions secretary also leaves parliamentary Conservative party and sends excoriating letter to No 10.

Trump Is Squandering His Political Power BloombergAn unusual aspect of Donald Trump's presidency is that normal incentives basically don't work on him. In a political system that depends heavily on those ...

David Cameron: 'I wanted to believe Andy Coulson over hacking' The GuardianDavid Cameron has admitted he was wrong to insist his Downing Street communications adviser Andy Coulson was innocent until proven guilty over phone ...

Interview | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Politics, Human Rights and Storytelling The Wire"I think now more than ever it is important for storytellers to continue. This is what has always kept human beings going."

Netanyahu fights for his political life as Israel heads to the polls NBCNews.comIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fighting for his political life Tuesday as the country heads to the polls in an unprecedented do-over election.

Tunisia election: Political outsiders advance to run-off vote BBC NewsTwo political outsiders will compete in a run-off vote to become Tunisia's next president after they topped the first round of voting. Kais Saied, an independent ...

Politics & Other Mistakes: Susan's gunner Press HeraldRepublican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is not going to vote for any sort of meaningful gun-control legislation. Not now. Not ever. The reason is simple: Collins is ...

Why Identity Politics Kills Democracy The American ConservativeA true politics unites disparate people under a single label: citizen. Not so for our current multiculturalism. By Adam Ellwanger • September 16, 2019 ...

Maine Senate race: Kavanaugh is looming over Susan Collins’s 2020 reelection Vox.comNew revelations about US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh — including details about a rushed FBI investigation into the 2018 sexual misconduct ...

Politics Podcast: How Both Parties’ 2020 Primaries Are Going FiveThirtyEightThe third Democratic primary debate is over, and the final result from our poll with Ipsos are in. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, …

Greta Thunberg to US politicians: 'Sorry, you're not trying hard enough' BBC NewsGreta Thunberg has told US politicians that they're not doing enough to combat climate change. "I know you are trying, but just not hard enough. Sorry," said the ...

Politics live | Fadnavis says Maharashtra Assembly polls are ‘a mere formality’ The HinduHere are the day's political developments across the country.

Tunisian exit polls suggest shock victory for political outsiders The GuardianKaïs Saïed and media mogul Nabil Karoui appear to have taken the top two spots and will progress to a runoff.

New claims about Kavanaugh's behavior set off Trump and his rivals CNNPresident Donald Trump and Democratic White House hopefuls have plunged into a new battle over Justice Brett Kavanaugh because they have strong ...

Remember when campaigning politicians at least pretended to care about deficits Maclean'sPolitics Insider for Sept. 18: Bernier the longshot, the double-digit deficit nobody cares about and Rick Mercer goes on a well-deserved rant.

Labour candidate: I was raped for political reasons BBC NewsMembers of the Labour Party have rallied behind a parliamentary candidate who said she was raped in a "politically motivated attack". Emily Owen, 25, who will ...

The riots that changed the course of Gujarat’s political history The CaravanIn September 1969, Gujarat experienced the worst communal riots the country had seen since Partition.

Politics | Congress faces a mini-crisis in Madhya Pradesh Moneycontrol.comAnand Kochukudy. After averting a crisis in Haryana following the banner of revolt raised by the Hoodas, the beleaguered Congress is now facing a mini-crisis in ...

From Campus Concerns to National Politics: How 2016 JNU Sedition Row Changed Course of DUSU Polls News18Ever since Narendra Modi-led BJP government's thumping victory in 2014, its student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vishwa Parishad, has dominated the DUSU polls ...

Is the political novel dead? | Books The GuardianWhere is the Nineteen Eighty-Four of our times? As film and TV writers engage with our divided political moment, where is the campaigning literary novel?

North Carolina Election Shows How Political Lines Are Drawn. And They Are Fixed. The New York TimesThe Republican candidate won Tuesday's special election, with help from President Trump, but the chasm between voting groups has widened, a problem for ...

Blue dress and new-look women upstage Italy's macho politicians BBC NewsWomen get some top posts in Italy's new government, signalling that macho politics is out of favour.

WP politician on the state of politics: “Singapore may be 54 years old but our democracy is an infant, stifled” The IndependentFormer Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Yee Jenn Jong said this was the reason he joined the Workers Party in 2011, so that Singapore would ...

Camp meets politics: Queens on the pink carpet of Drag Race UK premiere Sky NewsFollowing on from its success in the US, the show has arrived in the UK to find the country's top drag queen.

Urmila Matondkar quits Congress citing in-house politics and ‘betrayal’ Moneycontrol.comActor Urmila Matondkar, who had joined the Indian National Congress in March ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, has quit the party. "I have resigned from the ...

Targeted: The journalists reporting politics and crime in Albania Al Jazeera AmericaIn Albania, reporting on corruption and the links between politics and organised crime can have serious consequences.

Supreme court to hear claims suspension of parliament is unlawful The GuardianEleven supreme court justices will hear the politically charged claim that Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in advising the Queen to suspend parliament for five ...

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