Despite left of center programming typical at major festivals, 2014’s South by Southwest (SXSW) featured programming that appealed to all viewers regardless of political affiliations. A few films even respectfully addressed religion, civil liberties and moral character in ways audiences
NSA leaker Edward Snowden participated in a Google Hangout hosted by the ACLU at SXSW. When asked about his NSA leak, he said he would absolutely do it again because he took an oath to protect the Constitution… Follow Pam
It is no accident that the so-called “architect” of the Common Core standards is now president of the College Board. Barack Obama’s plan to “fundamentally transform” education into the latest social justice iteration has hit a road block, and David
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo began the year making headlines by being the only voice in Albany talking sense to Bill de Blasio. The Democrat is closely allied to Hillary Clinton and a long shot in the polls, but his
Russian Special Forces faced off with members of the Ukrainian Navy today at a base located in the city of Sevastopol. According to a report, the Russians entered a Ukrainian Navy training base to collect weapons. When they tried to
Valeria Lukyanova has been in the news for wanting to make herself into the living embodiment of “Barbie. It’s said that the 28-year-old practices Breatharianism, an attempt to subsist on air and sunlight alone. ‘In recent weeks I have not
It’s not just truth that is elusive for Kathleen Sebelius and the Obama Administration when it comes to Obamacare, it is reality that is more elusive. In an interview with NBC News on September 30, 2013 HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said: “I think
This weekend the Labour Party held its so-called ‘special conference’, organised to give delegates a vote on a series of reforms concerning the party’s relationship with trade unions. Members travelled from across the country to the conference hall in East
Jimmer Fredette won the Wooden Award, the Oscar Robertson Trophy, the Naismith Award, the Adolph Rupp Trophy, and the Associated Press and National Association of Basketball Coaches player-of-the-year honors. Three years later, the Sacramento Kings eagerly negotiate a buyout with
On February 26th the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Google to take Innocence of Muslims down from YouTube. This is the “American-made” film which The New York Times described as “denigrating to Islam” and which the Times insists led to the
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court ordered YouTube on Wednesday to take down an anti-Muslim film that sparked violent riots in parts of the Middle East and death threats to the actors. The decision by a divided three-judge
A US appeals court ordered Google on Wednesday to take down an anti-Islamic film from YouTube blamed for protests in the Muslim world, overturning a lower court’s ruling. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals “reversed the district court’s denial… of
Who hasn’t been stumped with a question, quickly banged in a Google search query, and received an answer in a split second? It’s a modern wonder. How did we ever live without it? Google’s official mission statement, “to organize the world’s information
A prominent Al Jazeera anchor with close ties to the Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement praising the murders of police officers and advocating attacks on journalists who stand with Egypt’s current government. Ahmed Mansour’s statement was reported Saturday on the
On Monday, Ukraine’s parliament sprung to action and filled two important posts. They appointed Oleg Makhnitski, a lawmaker with Svoboda (Freedom) Party, as the prosecutor general and Valentyn Nalyvaichenko, a lawmaker with the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reforms party, as the
Governors from both parties are concerned about the Pentagon budget proposal that calls for the smallest U.S. Army since 1940. Sec. of Defense Chuck Hagel’s plan to “significantly reshape America’s land forces” includes reductions in the National Guard, which falls under
The Naval War College released a massive amount of Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s operational diaries from World War II on Monday. The 4,000 page “Graybook” collection, funded by the Naval War College Foundation, details Nimitz’s experience as commander of the U.S.
Mayday! Mayday! SOS! All nouns on deck! Man the semantics! Fire up the phrases! Don’t shoot till you see the whites of the “I’s”. You, over there, grab a round of idioms. Load up on similes and, if you do nothing
A plan to divide California into six separate US states is closer to making it on to a November ballot, with organizers gaining approval to collect signatures. The seemingly far-fetched initiative, sponsored by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper, claims
This Wednesday, February 19, marked the 69th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. One of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific War and all of World War II, the month-long slug-fest between American and Japanese forces in many ways
At a glance, Facebook’s swoop to purchase WhatsApp for $19 billion appears eye watering, even if much of it is in stock (or funny money). The cash being paid still amounts to $4 billion, which eclipses Google’s $1.6 billion takeover
The decision by David Cameron to block the right of constituencies to recall their MPs in cases of wrongdoing has been much debated in the UK over the past week. It echoes a feeling that has been building about Parliament
The first new episode of Tosh.0’s sixth season found the comic appearing in a sketch where he watches his son disappear off the edge of a cliff to his doom. Yes, the Comedy Central show featuring outrageous web clips isn’t
Venezuelans sick of high crime and higher rates of inflation have been protesting President Maduro’s socialist regime. Tens of thousands have marched in the streets in all of Venezuela’s cities and several have been killed by motorcycle riding government loyalists.
