PolITiGenomics

Fair Elections Now Act

Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Please consider writing your representatives in Congress to support the Fair Elections Now Act (S. 752 and H.R. 1286); a bill that will greatly limit the damage done by the ... Read more..

Oligarch rage

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

So much for populist rage. We better be careful to not anger Wall Street tycoons. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..

Bad Influence

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

I'm not talking about Rob Lowe, but about the corrupting influence of money in politics. Watch the talk Lawrence Lessig recently gave at the conservative Cato Institute to learn how ... Read more..

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Thief

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

Independent Lens has an interesting piece about copyright, music, and the nature of creativity entitled Copyright Criminals. If you get a chance to watch it, you should. Read more..

Stewart as Olbermann

Sunday, January 24th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

WELL DONE, SIR! The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..

Corporate governance

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

There really are not words to describe the Supreme Court's decision yesterday to undo decades of court decisions and over a century of campaign finance law. Fortunately, some people ... Read more..

The End of Idealism II

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." — The Life of Reason, George Santayana Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit msnbc.com ... Read more..

Panic button

Sunday, January 10th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

A little perspective never hurts. The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Read more..

Health care expansion expands more than just coverage

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in politics | 1 Comment »

Fareed Zakaria is one of those rare news analysts that has a deep understanding of issues and is able to distill complex topics into their most salient points. Early this ... Read more..

The End of Idealism

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 Posted in politics | No Comments »

To many it seems that idealism and partisan rancor in politics is at an all time high. While the latter may be true, the former is not. Over the last ... Read more..