Archive for October, 2007
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Political Civility in Spain and the U.S.
Last night, I watched and listened to podcasts about the primary elections in the U.S. from NBC’s Meet the Press and ABC’s This Week. I was particularly impressed by the civility of U.S. politicians, pondits, and President Clinton himself in discussing the upcoming elections. For example, Newt Gingrich (Clinton’s former nemesis in the House of […]
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Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Ali G has the Solution
In the conversation on what attire and behavior should be constitutionally accepted as religious expression, I think that Ali G has a good solution for the use of drugs. In this video, he suggests that it may be legal to use marijuana if you have a couple of Bob Marley records and a hat with […]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Hijab: Freedom from Public Education
On my way back from Paris today on the plane, I was reading story in Spanish newspaper ABC about how an elementary school in Girona (Catalunya, Spain) had wanted to prohibit an eight year old Muslim girl of Moroccan origin from attending class wearing the hijab (or head scarf). Because there is no legislation on […]
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Back from Paris with the Flu
I just got back from Paris today and brought the flu with me. Oh la la, trè exciting! I was there for five days for some pleasure and some business as FON threw a Fiesta to celebrate launching a joint service with France’s top alternative carrier, Neuf Cegetel.
Give me a little time to recuperate and […]
