Category: Politics & Political Science
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Motorcycle Industry Letter to the Commission
Image via Wikipedia With all the talk of late of new EU regulations concerning the future of motorcycles in Europe, such as restrictions of 100bhp, I have been surprised the motorcycle industry has remained so quiet, now we have what seems to be the first major response from the ACEM (the Motorcycle Industry in Europe).…
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The Dropout Revolutionaries
Times are a changin’, as the lyric goes, but this is not the sort of change to believe in or even one that many politicians would even desire. A type of antipolitics is emerging along the lines of John Robbs resilient communities. Around us we see the formation of new underground banking systems regulated only…
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When is a Pilot Not a Pilot? The Unmanned Air-Force Emerges
For the first time the US Air-force is producing pilots who have never flown a plane, this is the first class of pilots just trained to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). There is obviously some friction emerging from the old guard who believe there can be only one kind of pilot. However, the air-force is…
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Visualizing Obama’s 2011 Budget Proposal
Great visualizing from the New York Times showing President Obama’s 2011 budget, the chart is fully interactive and very informative. Will we look back and talk about the the ‘big-budget freeze’ of 2011? His gamble with deepening the deficit to stimulate job growth will have to be macro-managed better then the previous stimulus or these…
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Targeted Killings of US Citizens? Yes We Can!
President Obama’s efforts at disrupting Al Qeada have been marked by a major increase in drone attacks and the use of US Special Forces in short end effective operations against other targets as required. This strategy seems much more pragmatic and is arguably the best way to tackle the Al Qaeda threat around the globe,…
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High Court Decrees Existence of Corporate Übermensch
Werther gives an analysis of the US Supreme Court’s decision to allow corporations to fund campaigns for or against politicians. Most seem to be very surprised by this decision, it has also led me to wonder if the founders would have been happy with the East India Shipping Company being involved with US elections? Or…
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Foundations of Terror, Pakistan’s Education System
These clips are taken from a look at Pakistan’s education system and how it neglects to teach the children the basics but rather instil in them a type of hero worship of those that are determined to keep power in the country. Poorly targeted programmes but external states (like the USA) have failed to make…
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