Some Interesting Links

Here are some select links that I found interesting:

Pres. Bush states that God told him to attack Afghanistan and Iraq and is telling him to work to establish a Palestinian state.--this is worth a quick look.

Al Gore asserts that American democracy is in grave danger. Gore raises an interesting question: has the decline in public discourse over important issues signaled a decline in American democracy? Or is this decline good for America? Or is there no decline in public discourse, and this is the way it's always been? Interesting...

Piggy-backed on with the whole thing on public discourse, did you know there is a thing called a Federal Register? The Federal Register publishes rules changes to government policy. If you visit regulations.gov you can take part in the rule making process. Yes that's right, you can actually take part in managing the bureaucracy. So many people complain about it, but very few actually know there is something they can do about. Every federal agency must publish proposed changes to rules. There is then a comment period in which citizens can comment on these proposed changes. In theory, these comments can help shape policy (how often they do, I don't know). Of course, one must first wade through the dense federal legalese. But, if you are ever having problems sleeping, then take a look at this site! And just to get you started, here's a proposal from the Social Security Administration.

Meet The Fundies! From the Texas Observer

So maybe we crazy fundies know a thing or two: Babies Do Better With Mom

Black students more religious than those of other races--very interesting in so many ways...

And one of the chief persecutors of religions (except Islam), Saudi Arabia, has been given six more months to improve upon its record on persecution. How inexcusable their actions, but what are we left to do? We need their oil.

I'll guess I'll call it quits with that.