http://www.politicalwriting.net/ Political Writing en Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:15:00 GMT Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:15:00 GMT info@politicalwriting.net info@politicalwriting.net http://www.politicalwriting.net/only-words/ Did anybody follow that hostage crisis in the Philippines? The whole thing was pretty bizarre, and the exact thing that nation did not need, given its history with things like... http://www.politicalwriting.net/only-words/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/only-words/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:15:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/symbol-status/ A friend of mine once described his native Brazil as a place where "if you don't laugh, you cry." I've never visited that country, but I understand the feelings that... http://www.politicalwriting.net/symbol-status/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/symbol-status/ Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:04:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-daily-show-for-christs-sake/ I am no fan of Jon Stewart, as you may have read, but I had to read this month's arguments about whether he and his Daily Show are sexist with... http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-daily-show-for-christs-sake/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/the-daily-show-for-christs-sake/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:23:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/time-tide-and-tea-party/ "The Matrix cannot tell you who you are." -- Trinity There's a new Gallup poll making the rounds, suggesting that the Tea Party's base overlaps with conservative Republicans. You can... http://www.politicalwriting.net/time-tide-and-tea-party/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/time-tide-and-tea-party/ Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:10:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/know-thy-enemy-the-false-neutral/ "At least with enemies, you know where you stand." -- Zapp Brannigan Editorial writers in both physical newspapers and online media have perfected writing with false neutrality, a related problem... http://www.politicalwriting.net/know-thy-enemy-the-false-neutral/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/know-thy-enemy-the-false-neutral/ Mon, 05 Jul 2010 06:22:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/on-the-ball/ Just as politics is the continuation of war by other means, sports are the continuation of politics by other means. This is never more obvious than when watching soccer's World... http://www.politicalwriting.net/on-the-ball/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/on-the-ball/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 01:37:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/what-is-the-risk-matrix/ At my Department of Materials Engineering, before starting any research project, you're required to fill out a form characterizing its risks and hazards in detail. The form needs to identify... http://www.politicalwriting.net/what-is-the-risk-matrix/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/what-is-the-risk-matrix/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:31:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/just-my-imagination/ "From now on, Turkish-Israeli ties will never be the same. This incident has left an irreparable and deep scar." -- Abdullah Gul, President of Turkey "Now everyone knows what you... http://www.politicalwriting.net/just-my-imagination/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/just-my-imagination/ Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/glimpse-the-unthinkable/ You may think the Black Panthers are a beneficial organization. You may think they are militant, racist hatemongers. You may think they are a fringe group and mostly irrelevant to... http://www.politicalwriting.net/glimpse-the-unthinkable/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/glimpse-the-unthinkable/ Mon, 31 May 2010 07:37:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/east-is-east/ The last thing I would have expected to read in an analysis of the recent incident of state fail in Greece and the impending incidents across Europe and the United... http://www.politicalwriting.net/east-is-east/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/east-is-east/ Sat, 22 May 2010 00:30:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/letter-from-the-future/ Dear Jose, I bet you're wondering how this got to you. In your time, they were only talking about things like this in science fiction novels and esoteric physics journals... http://www.politicalwriting.net/letter-from-the-future/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/letter-from-the-future/ Thu, 13 May 2010 01:41:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/thicker-than-water/ I don't usually pay too much attention to British politics - I've spent the last fifteen years wary of the very concept of a House of Lords - but there... http://www.politicalwriting.net/thicker-than-water/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/thicker-than-water/ Sat, 01 May 2010 10:09:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/shoot-the-messenger/ I'm surprised that the murder of Eugene Terre'Blanche, noted South African white supremacist, attracted so little attention outside the Rainbow Nation. Time ran a one-page brief, and it was mentioned... http://www.politicalwriting.net/shoot-the-messenger/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/shoot-the-messenger/ Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:14:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/let-them-eat-cake/ Of all the crimes a modern politician in the United States can be accused of, being out of touch is nearly the worst. In America in particular, the phrase carries... http://www.politicalwriting.net/let-them-eat-cake/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/let-them-eat-cake/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:37:00 GMT http://www.politicalwriting.net/through-a-mirror/ Peter Boehlert of Media Matters for America has been watching and reading opponents of the Obamacare bill react to Sunday's vote, and he is not pleased. He finds them to... http://www.politicalwriting.net/through-a-mirror/#comments http://www.politicalwriting.net/through-a-mirror/ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:57:00 GMT