Archive for " June, 2005"

Eminent domain helps Americans pick up where Soviets left off

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In Kelo v. City of New London, the Supreme Court rules localities can force people off their property for private development.
This is one of the most nonsensical, dangerous things I’ve heard in a long time. During this era of nonsense and danger, that’s saying something.
According to the left-most justices of our “illustrious” Supreme Court, local [...]

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Why cover vain celebrities?

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The Washington Post is one of the elite newspapers of the United States. It’s the only newspaper, aside from the New York Times and USA Today, that one could call a national newspaper. What is a headline on the front page of the Washington Post’s website? Tom Cruise Proposes to Holmes at Eiffel Tower.
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Sensationalist media ignores real issues

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On the basis of what the American national media has covered most intensely recently, one would think the most pressing concerns of our country were the Michael Jackson trial and a missing teenager in Aruba. A short while before that, the most important issue of the United States, from the media’s perspective, was a vegetative [...]

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The case against Michael Jackson is flimsier than a roof of straw

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The case against Michael Jackson is flimsier than a roof of straw

Before the trial against Michael Jackson started, his prosecutors, with the aid of an eager media, promised the world damning evidence against the superstar. Finally, we were led to believe, the allegations that “Wacko Jacko” shopped for partners in the junior section would morph into facts. After the prosecution was done with him, the whole [...]

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