4 Articles

Tuesday, November 6, 2007
State of Emergency: Could Bush ever arbitrarily declare martial law like Musharraf has in Pakistan?
(1 comments) As President Musharraf declares martial law in anticipation of a court ruling that might have challenged his power, the question should be asked: could the same thing happen in the US? The answer may surprise you.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007
David versus Goliath: Austin residents take-on Wal-Mart
Residents in Austin, Texas are suing their city and a developer in an effort to stop a 192,000 sq. ft. Wal-Mart from being built in their backyard-literally.

Saturday, October 20, 2007
Worthy and Unworthy Victims: The Armenian Genocide
(1 comments) A look at public awareness of different genocides as the Turkish government uses the threat of invasion of northern Iraq as blackmail to dissuade congress from recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

Thursday, August 23, 2007
Cult of Personality: Media Coverage of the 2008 Primary Race
(3 comments) Media coverage of the 2008 presidential primaries can be hard to watch for discerning politicos. Here's why and what you can do to sort out the noise.