“Australian govt memo, 1968: Women become ‘spinster battle axes;’ ‘men usually mellow'”
Oh, GoddessJ and several of our more feminist-leaning friends should have a field day with this one.
Archive of posts filed under the Politics category.
Stuff about politics and politicians.
“US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK”
Hm. I guess it’s a good thing we didn’t immediately attack North Korea as some people were suggesting.
“The Green Dam Phenomenon: Governments everywhere are treading on Web freedoms”
If, in the early nineties, the governments of the world had realized just how much power the Internet would offer their citizens, I have little doubt that it would have been quietly strangled in its cradle. Since they missed that opportunity, they’re trying to censor it instead — even in democratic countries that should know …
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“What Makes Us Happy”
There are so many nuggets of gold in this article that I don’t know where to start. For example: What allows people to work, and love, as they grow old? By the time the Grant Study men had entered retirement, Vaillant, who had then been following them for a quarter century, had identified seven major …
“Fear of Aerial Images”
More uncommon-sense from security expert Bruce Schneier.
“US issues revised e-voting standards”
Better late than never, I guess.
“Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!”
I have no objection to people getting compensation for their work. I’m happy to pay for value. But I find it nauseating that certain groups — who add no value to a product after its creation — think that they have the right to charge the public for it repeatedly and in perpetuity. There are …
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“Secret US Nuke Site List Accidentally Published Online by US Gov.”
A “highly confidential” 266-page report with details on hundreds of American nuclear sites and programs was this week discovered to have been accidentally published online by the federal government. And this is the organization we trust with our tax money?
“Anti-Terrorist Fantasy Dream Team on the Case”
Much hilarity: Seeking to quell fears of terrorists somehow breaking out of America’s top-security prisons and wreaking havoc on the defenseless heartland, President Barack Obama moved quickly to announce an Anti-Terrorist Strike Force headed by veteran counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer and mutant superhero Wolverine. […] “I believe a fictional threat is best met with decisive …
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“Obama Makes New Credit Card Rules Official”
Nice! I don’t understand how it got past the credit card companies’ lobbyists though. Unless even they can’t convince politicians to look the other way anymore…