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Clinton, Obama, sexism, feminism, etc

Fascinating piece at Salon from a couple days ago: "Hey, Obama boys: Back off already!", by Rebecca Traister. The article... (More...)

Yes, We Can videos

Obama's "Yes, We Can" concession speech in New Hampshire last month (transcript) was yet another inspiring piece of oratory, especially... (More...)

Who to nominate?

I'm gonna be out of town on the 5th, so I have to complete and mail in my absentee ballot... (More...)

Obama at Google

On Wednesday, Barack Obama came to Google. (Link is to the video.) The room was completely packed. I showed up... (More...)

Obama speech

Just saw the Obama speech that the press has been talking about, the one from Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Des... (More...)

Clinton video

The press and the other candidates have been in an uproar this week over Hillary Clinton's alleged playing of the... (More...)

Mukasey confirmation hearings

I listened to NPR on the way home from Mary Anne's tonight, and there was a segment about retired judge... (More...)

Political poll graphs

The Political Arithmetik blog has a steady stream of fascinating and well-presented graphs having to do with various political polls.... (More...)

Privatization vs. government control

Feel free to use the following cogent and unanswerable argument whenever this topic comes up. (More...)

Edwards at Google

John Edwards spoke at Google on Wednesday afternoon; the video is now available on YouTube. I’ve posted a link to... (More...)

Richardson at Google

New Mexico Governor and Presidential candidate Bill Richardson spoke at Google the other day; the video is now available on... (More...)

Presidential candidates at Google

Two presidential candidates have spoken at Google recently; the videos of their talks are now available on YouTube: Hillary Clinton... (More...)

Jane Addams and Hull-House

At the end of Kriti, there was a music concert next door; I walked over with Mary Anne, but when... (More...)

Obama is in

As you probably all know by now, Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President today. I just watched the announcement... (More...)

Unrecognized countries

I got curious about various things about official recognition of national sovereignty, which quickly led me to Wikipedia's List of... (More...)

Safeword: "Palomino"

Saturday Night Live did a sketch recently showing a message from "Nancy Pelosi" (played by Kristin Wiig), about "San Francisco... (More...)

Book-shifting day, plus the Chicago Seven trial

This morning, I went over to Pam & Arthur's to help them move furniture and books; they're rearranging a bunch... (More...)

Some voting resources

Before I go to sleep, here are some websites that might be helpful in researching stuff on ballots, primarily in... (More...)

Measure A

I received five glossy full-color flyers in favor of Santa Clara County's Measure A, a land-use initiative that puts limits... (More...)

California bond measures

The San Francisco Chronicle recommends voting yes on all the bond measures. Excerpt: The governor backs the bonds, and so... (More...)

Video roundup, part 1

It's been a while since I've posted a collection of videos, and the links keep rolling in. So here's a... (More...)

Don't forget to vote

Several states are having primary elections today; some of the ballots also feature state and local measures, as usual. If... (More...)

Moderating journal comments?

Every two or three weeks, I get a comment on an old entry in this journal, from someone who's just... (More...)

Complexification

Not unexpectedly, I only made it to one panel yesterday, and only about 15 minutes of that. It was a... (More...)

Patriotic fiction

I am not a patriot in the usual sense of the term. Humanity and the world are generally more important... (More...)

Fighting words

Something Vardibidian said about this whole cartoon-inspired violence mess reminded me of something--although the below is at best a side... (More...)

Lockpick Pornography: The Novel

I've posted a couple of times in the past year about Joey Comeau's short novel Lockpick Pornography--first when I first... (More...)

Curses

Luke H. just pointed to a New Yorker humor piece from mid-2004, "New Details Surface," by Paul Simms, that made... (More...)

Austrian political "porn" billboards

The Times Online reports that the Austrian government is sponsoring an art project featuring sexually explicit political posters: specifically, there's... (More...)

Torture

I'm having a hard time following all the recent developments in US politics surrounding Guantanamo Bay and torture. Maybe you... (More...)

One more election note

Remember to go vote today! If you live in an area that's having an election, I mean. If you need... (More...)

Ballot measure drinking game

I started this as a postscript to the previous entry, but I got a little carried away and decided to... (More...)

Other ballot measures

Other propositions, considered much more briefly. (More...)

Propositioning for drugs

Much-too-long discussion of two California ballot propositions about prescription-drug discount programs. (More...)

Proposition 73

I'm mostly trying to avoid posting about contentious political issues here at the moment, because I'm being even more conflict-averse... (More...)

Various notes

Long and tiring day today, mostly spent couch-shopping. The saleswoman at Ethan Allen continued to be clever; for example, as... (More...)

SF mayoral runoff

For those who missed it, San Francisco held a mayoral election earlier this month. The results: Democratic candidate Gavin Newsom... (More...)

More political links

Not much commentary from me this time. Too sleepy. The Guardian says: US central command in Qatar today revealed it... (More...)