Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism How the US can be made safer from terrorist attacks

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Several people have given their opinions on what the U.S. can do to make itself safer from terrorist attacks. We need to identify what terrorism is, how it operates, what the conditions are for its perpetuation, and how the underlying causes can be treated.Terrorism can roughly be considered an attempt at verbal, symbolic, or... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Democratic Leaders Commentary: Why Al Gore might be the answer for the Dems in 2008

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Al Gore has a couple of advantages for the Presidency. For one, he was against the war in Iraq from the start, a position he shares with Ron Paul, Barack Obama, and Dennis Kucinich. Unfortunately, with the exception of Obama, not one of those names is a front-runner for the Presidency. Even Obama trails far behind Hillary on ... More..

Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq What are the objectives of the insurgents in Iraq?

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What freedom fighters of various stripes wish to gain in Iraq should be obvious. Everything. In most human history, concepts like nationalism had little appeal. Most loyalty was to individuals, to people of the same religion, or to people of the same tribal and ethnic background. This was obvious in places like Somalia and Co... More..

Politics, News & Issues > US News Reflections: Current use of Strauss's argumentum ad Hitlerum fallacy

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The philosopher Leo Strauss saw in 1950 that a new form of a logical fallacy was going to be used, the argumentum ad Hitlerum. The fallacy is that if something is like Hitler or what the Nazis did, it must be evil. Three debatably smart people both used the same fallacy within weeks of each other, so I feel a need to address ... More..

Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Space War Commander

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The game has a basic Warcraft/Starcraft strategy. You collect resources utilizing a variety of different attack ships while defending your home base and trying to prevent your resource gathering sites from being overrun. Sounds familiar? The only twist to it is that your base is on a ticking time bomb while you are fending of... More..

Health & Fitness > Pilates & Yoga Is yoga enough to keep you physically fit?

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Can yoga keep you physically fit? It is completely dependent upon what your physical goals are. For example, I started practicing yoga when I lived in Thailand. I trained as a kickboxer and they gave special offers to various classes that we could attend. Because Muay Thai is a very demanding and brutal sport, I decided this ... More..

Relationships & Family > Communication (Other) The psychology of persuasion

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All around you, various groups, people, and ideologies are competing to influence your decision. You are probably already aware of the massive amount of money and research done by advertising agencies to influence your opinion. But, what you may not be aware of is why some of these tricks and tactics work. From the low-brow t... More..

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