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…seems to be a hot topic these days, at least on the many of the Progressive blogs I read. Two recent studies, one statistical analysis from UC Berkely and another report from Steven Freeman, point to clear irregularities in voter turnout in counties where electronic voting machines were used. Hardly surprising is that the use [...]

I stumbled across this excellent post whilst hopping around the Japan Bloggers webring. I though I might simply re-post some of the better links, but decided that it should be read in it’s entirety. Great site design, too, don’t you think?

I’m of the opinion that it’s important to boldly display one’s political colors, particularly in a time of intense political crisis like today. That’s why this blog, typically reserved for mundane fodder like baby photos and noodle shop reviews, is increasingly filled with the kind of acerbic prose you find in recent entries regarding the [...]

Just like that, it’s over. Amazing outcome, eh? Everyone I talk to here can’t believe how braindead Americans have become over the years. People look at me incredulously, asking things like, “Do they have different news there or something?” and “What, are they just incredibly stupid?” Four years of watching George Bush heartily shout FUCK [...]

The erection (as we call it here in Japan) concerns and mystifies me. As I watch state after state go red on my (elitist, liberal) NPR election map, I have to ask myself: how can the entire rest of the planet (yes, the entire world!) see Bush for the inept and misquided cretin that he [...]

An article published in yesterday’s Japan Times made me think about the current state of affairs in the US, and the (for me) inexplicable rift that has developed between not just the two main polital parties there, but between “cultures” as well. Writer Ronald Bernstein sheds some light on why we find ourselves so deeply [...]