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I am a 52-year-old sixth generation Californian who moved 35 times before I was 18 years of age. Inside the United States I've lived in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and California. Outside the United States, I've lived in Geneva, Switzerland, and Apizaco, Tlaxcala,

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Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Elections 2008: Blatant political bias by the mainstream media: 1 of 17
Welcome to the Toeg Effect. This is your host, Toeg. Today we discuss the next presidential elections in 2008. We discussWHY THE REPUBLICANS HAVE ALREADY WON THE PRESIDENCY IN 2008We all know by now that Gore actually won the vote in Florida, and by default, the presidency in 2000. At the time, the Supreme Court found itself ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Is there a unique American mission in the world today?: 2 of 17
from my upcoming book, "American Size Myths,MYTH #8 AMERICA IS THE WORLD'S POLICEMAN(we will defend all nations against the scourge of terrorists and bullies anywhere)At the end of WWII most of Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa lay in ruin. The economies of these countries were decimated. Many of their fact... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Views on illegal immigration in the US: 29 of 212
IMMIGRATION FROM THE IMMIGRANTS POINT OF VIEWToday, there are over 12 million undocumented workers in theUnited States. This is more undocumented workers than any other nation on Earth. The extent of people coming from Latin America to the US has reached unprecedented levels. Though undocumented workers have been coming to th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Has America has gone too far with anti-terrorism?: 14 of 71
Surgified Iraq:How the US has guaranteed a state of chaos for years to comeIn recent months, the world has been hearing more and more about a sharp increase of vendetta style torture and killing by the current Iraqi government against those leaders of Sunni tribes who were partners with the US during the infamous surge of 200... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Does President Hugo Chavez's criticism of US policies represent popular sentiments in Venezuela, and perhaps Latin America at large?: 13 of 59
The answer to the above question is both simple and complex. Having lived and worked in Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico for nearly four years I have been able to see and comprehend both the Latin American point of view concerning U.S. policies as well as the American interpretation of the same. As one could imagine, political topic... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Reflections: The rise of Internationalism: 1 of 4
Welcome to the Toeg Effect. This is your host, Toeg. Today we discuss the most powerful group on planet Earth. Today we review the legacy of the only superpower nonnation in existence. Today, we enjoin,THE BILDERBERG GROUPThe Bilderberg Group which holds the Bilderberg conference, an unofficial annual invitation-only conferen... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Reasons for wars: 13 of 37
WINNABLE VS UNWINNABLE WARS (Why the US has already lost in Afghanistan and Iraq) The United States is currently involved in two wars in which it has absolutely no chance of winning. This was actually known from the outset and the goal was never to win these wars, but rather to use them to specific and strategic ends ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Reflections: Questioning the importance of the war on terrorism as a global policy: 1 of 2
Over the past decades, and especially since September 11, 2001, we have been cowering in a constant fear of the next terrorist attack. Immediately following the September 11 attacks, the US started a terrorist alert code to act as an early warning beacon for Americans. The Patriot Act and other freedom-suppressing legislation... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Soccer Are B squad international friendlies worthwhile?: 1 of 1
The US National Team Wins in the Confederation Cup For the first half of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup held in South Africa, the US led mighty Brazil two goals to nil. They were merely forty-five minutes away from a storybook finish that would have made Walt Disney proud. As the saying goes, "Even Hollywood couldn't have ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies The most influential foreign policy blogs: 1 of 1
Welcome to the Toeg Effect. This is your host, Toeg.Toeg, what does that mean, "Toeg." The origin of the word, "Toeg," in the English language is obscure. It comes from the Beatnik culture of the late fifties and early sixties and means, "Together." Befittingly, the Toeg Effect will try to reunite its listeners into a greater... More..