Acclaimed Author, Former Judge, Award-Winning Journalist
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Political extremism cannot be allowed to compromise our core liberties. If we choose to remain gullible and ignorant, preferring partisan speeches at flag-waving rallies to hard truths, then we’ll get what we deserve–a Republic in name only.
This recent article from Glenn Greenwald examines how extremist attitudes in Washington are quickly eroding our modern understanding of civil liberties. Take a look, and let me know your thoughts.
From Salon.com and Glenn Greenwald:
Here’s an interesting find in The Wall Street Journal. The screenshot below may very well be a job ad for Chinese internet censors.
Luckily, the U.S. government has no need for internet censorship–they already have plenty of Internet Service Providers and telecoms who are willing to do the job for them!
From The Wall Street Journal:
"Ideology is the science of idiots."
- President John Adams
© 2011 Catherine Crier
