Archive for November, 2006
Monday, November 27th, 2006
Scientists agree that climate change will have many unforeseen consequences. One potential consequence that has been predicted but not widely discussed is the effect of rising CO2 levels on the production of pollen in common allergens.
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Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
After a long and drawn out ballot counting, and a great deal of uncertainty in New Mexico's first district regarding who would represent us come January in the 110th Congress, Representative Heather Wilson was declared the winner by a margin of 875 votes. My vote was one of those [...]
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Thursday, November 16th, 2006
In many ways economics is a historical science. Economists rely on historical data for the formulation of predictive models. Therefore, economics is a science of precedence.
One of the most pertinent critiques against the modern [...]
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Thursday, November 9th, 2006
A lot of attention has been given to electronic voting machines, with concerns on the part of democracy activists that private corporations have no business owning and managing the software and hardware responsible for registering and tallying our votes. I am sympathetic to their concerns. I see no [...]
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
After going to my local polling station yesterday afternoon, I couldn't help but make some striking comparisons between US mid-term elections and Bolivia's constituent assembly election, which was held on July 2, 2006. In both cases, the airwaves, both television and radio, were inundated with propaganda and negative campaign ads.
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