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Joshua Smith - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Josh Smith was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1976. He has lived in Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Florida. He is a lifelong conservative Republican. He holds an Associate's degree in Computer Technology and will graduate in 2009 with a Bachelors of Arts in English with a creative writing specialization. Josh is the online editor for his university's student newspaper. He works for a telecommunications company and lives with his wife and dog in ... [More]
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- A Truth Even T Boone Pickens Can't Drill His Way Out Of
[News-and-Society:Energy] "Oil man" T. Boone Pickens' recent radio and television advertisement states that the oil price crisis is one "we can't drill our way out of." Instead, he wants the U.S. to focus on wind power for electricity and natural gas for automobiles. Makes perfect sense, considering how deeply invested Pickens is in the natural gas and oil speculation business.
- Get Smart
[News-and-Society:Energy] This morning on National Public Radio the national correspondent was interviewing an "oil businessman" about the futility of domestic drilling for more oil. Makes complete sense. Not what he was saying but that he was saying it.
- Heh, Go Figure - Teens Can't Seem to Find Summer Jobs
[News-and-Society:Politics] I like to read the news. It relaxes me. This morning I read a story from the Scranton, PA Times-Tribune bemoaning the current state of the teen job market.
- Want to Get Gas Back Down to $1.30 Per Gallon?
[News-and-Society:Energy] The "most popular" Facebook group in the Tampa Bay, FL network is: "Want to get gas back down to $1.30 per gallon?" The group is trying to get people to stop buying gas from two big oil companies in an effort to "force" a "price war" among the companies. I have a better idea.
- I've Got Just One Word For You, Just One Word - Plastics
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Back in the late 1980s, we were told to switch from paper bags to plastic bags because it was "better for the environment." In retrospect, that was one of the stupidest societal decisions ever, at least in my view.
- Hillary Clinton - The Lesser Of Several Evils
[News-and-Society:Politics] Hillary's ideas on health care and defense policy are dangerous, but she's a moderate compared to the other contenders for the Democratic Party nomination for president.
- Claims Of Man-Made Global Warming Distract From More Likely Natural Causes
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Far too often, the natural causes of climate change are downplayed or even outright denied by global warming alarmists. Despite media proclamations of consensus among scientists and climatologists on the causes of global climate change, several dissenting voices are struggling to be heard.
- The 1/2 Hour News Hour - Liberals Need Not Apply
[News-and-Society:Politics] On Sunday, February 18, The Fox News Channel aired the first of two pilot episodes of the conservative-slanted news spoof The Half Hour News Hour. Creator Joel Surnow, best known as the creator of the Fox broadcast network's hit show 24, describes the new comedy as "The Daily Show for conservatives." The show provides scathing satire of the American political left.
- The Cold War - Back By Popular Demand
[News-and-Society:Politics] As Russian President Vladimir Putin ratchets up his anti-U.S. rhetoric, the next generation of Americans may have to learn the lessons of the Cold War all over again. Despite the promise of peace represented by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world once again lurches towards brinkmanship.
- Minimum Wage Hike Will Hurt Workers, Small Businesses
[News-and-Society:Politics] On February 10, The Arizona Republic reported the state's new minimum wage law had cost many teen workers their jobs. We can expect this on a national scale once the proposed minimum wage hike to $7.25 passes the Senate and gets signed in to law by President Bush.
- Bush Outlines Domestic, Foreign Policy in State of the Union Address
[News-and-Society:Politics] Speaking to a joint session of Congress during his annual State of the Union Address, President Bush outlined his 2007 domestic agenda, called on Congress to support his new Iraq strategy, and laid out the consequences of defeat in the Middle East, while freshman Senator Jim Webb of Virginia said the President had taken the country to war "recklessly," suggesting that Bush had disregarded the opinions of his advisors and the military prior to the conflict.
- Dems 1st 100 Hours Agenda Passes
[News-and-Society:Politics] Congressional Democrats, led by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, succeeded in passing all six pieces of legislation touted in their "First 100 Hours" agenda, and they did so with plenty of time to spare, but one reason the "100 Hours" agenda passed so quickly was because the Democrats denied the Republican minority the ability to put forward amendments to the bills, a parliamentary maneuver designed to limit debate on the proposed measures.
- Decriminalizing Common Sense: Why Marijuana Ought To Be Legal
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Ancient doctors prescribed marijuana for all manner of afflictions. Why should modern doctors be denied the right to prescribe the same substance to those who suffer today?
- Decriminalizing Self-Delusion: Why Pot Proponents Ought to Take Another Look at Their Wonder Drug
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] College students arrive on campuses across the nation each year with no idea how dangerous marijuana use really is to their academics and to their health. Perhaps they, and the complicit teachers and authority figures that encourage such ignorance, should take a closer look at their miracle drug.
- Holding Politicians Responsible For Their Irresponsible Statements About Iraq
[News-and-Society:Politics] Few decisions made in Washington are more monumental than the decision to go to war with another sovereign nation. When it comes to the misinformation on WMD leading up to the Iraq War, several politicians and their statements stand out.
- Look Who Rushes In Where Floridians Fear To Tread
[News-and-Society:Politics] Florida continues to oppose offshore oil drilling, citing the dangers posed to their tourism industry. But can that industry survive $3.00 per gallon gas prices and more? With Cuba moving in to drill where Florida will not, at what point does Florida's opposition become a serious detriment to the very economy they are trying to save?
- Impeachment '07
[News-and-Society:Politics] The dream of impeaching Bush may become a reality in 2007 should the Democrats takeover Congress... whether Democrats want it or not.
- Why I Don't Believe In The "Youth Vote"
[News-and-Society:Politics] The youth vote failed to prove decisive in 2004. Will things be different in the midterm elections or in 2008? Don't count on it.
- A Terrorist Organization By Any Other Name
[News-and-Society:Politics] Hezbollah targets civilians indiscriminately, yet they are not considered by U.N. second-in-command Malloch Brown a terrorist organization. With apologists like him to deal with, no wonder negotiations over a cease fire get no where.
- Ann Coulter, The Media, And Verbal Attacks On Women
[News-and-Society:Politics] Ann Coulter's recent book Godless was covered extensibly by the media. Or was it? This article critiques the media's attempt to ignore the majority of the book to focus solely on Coulter's comments about the 9/11 widows from New Jersey.
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