For all you parents of infants and toddlers out there, public radio’s Marketplace aired a commentary on Friday by Susan Linn of the Media Center at Judge Baker Children’s Center negatively comparing the marketing of Baby Einstein to the Bush administration’s case for war in Iraq. "Baby Einstein has a lot in common with theContinue reading “Baby Einstein and President Bush”
Category Archives: Politics
More on Religious Prejudice and Politics
Blog from the Capital highlights that, despite the White House’s stated position in support of freedom of religion, the Bush Administration has not yet condemned the anti-Muslim letter written by Republican Representative Virgil Goode of Virginia (permalink to post "White House Silence on Goode and Prager"). Though I think this this post misses the markContinue reading “More on Religious Prejudice and Politics”
Anti-Muslim Politician
Many politicians and many Americans are prejudiced against Muslims. Representative Goode of Virginia is just more blatant and public about his disdain for people of that faith. In a letter to constituents, Representative Goode wrote that unless immigration policy were changed more Muslims would come to America, and more Muslims would be elected to publicContinue reading “Anti-Muslim Politician”
Europe doesn’t get it
As much as I admire much of Western Europe’s cool stance toward the Iraq War and their keenly global and socially-aware outlook on affairs, one thing they don’t understand is freedom of speech and religion. Cities and countries throughout Europe are legislating bans or significant restrictions on the Muslim custom of wearing burqas, a woman’sContinue reading “Europe doesn’t get it”
It’s the economy, stupid
Here’s a nice piece posted on MSNBC (found via google news): Economic populism pays for Democrats, by Edward Luce and Alim Remtulla. As the title suggests, the article describes how important the economy was to this election – particularly the stagnant growth of middle class jobs and the GOP’s unending ability to give tax breaksContinue reading “It’s the economy, stupid”
The Lutheran Zephyr 