John Hendrix

I’m starting to get interested in politics, but I really want a job where I can help people?

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:05:56 +0000

I’m starting to get interested in politics, but I really want a job where I can help people. What could I be?! I’m 16, get straight As, and am planning on going to college.

Is there anything I could do where I could study government/politics and get a job where I could help people?

Christopher Hitchens on free speech, pt 1 of 3

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:37:47 +0000

Excerpt from a Canadian symposium. Hitchens makes a brilliant historical case for the defense of free speech and open, honest discourse. Hitchens was invited by the University of Toronto’s Hart House Debating Club to voice his opinion on the subject of the evening’s debate: “Be It Resolved: Freedom of Speech Includes the Freedom to Hate”. Following a formal debate among four students, Hitchens explains why it is an intellectual duty to defend the right of people we may disgree with. Even revisionists like David Irving has a right not be imprisoned for his views about the Holocaust.

Government borrowing set to hit new high

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:04:55 +0000

Government borrowing set to hit new high
Government borrowing could hit a new record high in next Thursday’s public sector net borrowing figures.

Home Movies – Politics 1/3

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:05:45 +0000

Home Movies – Politics 1/3 Part 2: www.youtube.com

What are some current events involving the American government and politics?

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:03:11 +0000

I’m doing an assignment and I need a topic. The topic has to be a current event involving American government and politics. Anyone have any suggestions?

Cass Sunstein on the limits of open government

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:02:05 +0000

Cass Sunstein on the limits of open government
Cass Sunstein, the Obama administration’s “regulatory czar,” gave a speech at the Brookings Institution this afternoon. Regular readers are probably familiar with most of its content — the open government directive, OMB’s dashboards for transparency and IT projects. But Sunstein made a couple of interesting points on the limits of open government initiatives. Sunstein acknowledged that [...]

Supreme Court to rule on free speech in case of soldier’s funeral

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:53 +0000

Supreme Court to rule on free speech in case of soldier’s funeral
Summary for story goes here and here’s some morej summary to go with the story mary

What were the major turning points of transformations in the politics and goverment of ancient civilization?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:07:04 +0000

What were the major turning points of transformations in the politics and goverment of ancient civilizations that provide the foundations for democracy or expansions of individual rights? Your answer should include examples from European, Asian and other civilizations.

Saskatchewan government enters agreements with First Nations to levy on-reserve liquor fees

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:05:00 +0000

Saskatchewan government enters agreements with First Nations to levy on-reserve liquor fees
The provincial government has entered into agreements with several First Nations that will permit them to levy their own on-reserve liquor fees, which could bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for First Nations governments.

What are the bright sides and the dark sides of politics?

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:05:41 +0000

Regarding politics in general (not the President or specific political issues), what would you say is the “bright side” of politics and the “dark side” of politics?