politics Definition and 71 Threads

Hello all I have been lurking on these boards for a while, and following some of the discussions in this forum as well as in the science and maths forums. I have a question: I was just wondering whether anyone thinks that the kind of objectivity one pursues in scientific enquiry is also a...

This is disgusting. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-01-12-tsunami-indonesia-marines_x.htm

The thread about how more people suddenly call themselves Republicans than Democrats got me thinking about how quickly things change in this country. For instance, In 1976, Carter won Texas, and in 1992, Clinton lost Texas by only 3 points. Now, in '76 and '92, the nation probabally was a bit...

What do you think? Does the U.S. Congress really reflect the will of the people?

As a non-churchgoer I'm a bit of an ignoramus on churchly matters. So I'm a "little" behind on what's considered the norm when it comes to the influence of the church on one's electoral decision. I recently heard from a devout Christian (and slightly Republican) friend that the head pastor (I...

Lately I've noticed a certain segregation of music from NOFX's 'Son of an *******' and 'War on Errorism' To Clint Blacks 'Iraq and I roll' and Britney spears supporting George Bush. Basicly 'Heavy' stuff goes the Anti-Flag (a band) direction of no-war, anti-bush while 'Lighter' country and...

Arnold said his wife refused to do sex with him because of his support for Bush.True?

Not sure how many are aware of The Guardian and it's efforts to influence American politics by having Brits send letters to citizens of Ohio. The Guardian is a liberal and widely circulated British publication. Click on the link for some American responses to The Guardian's efforts. To be...

Do you come to PF just for the politics ? That would be quite unusual, yet there are some members I've seen posting in this section, but very rarely anywhere else... What percentage of your posts would you say, are in the Politics section ? And if you predominantly post only in Politics...

"http://www.learnedhand.com/mearsheimer_lying.htm 's paper prepared for the American Political Science Foundation annual meeting this past week. Mearsheimer is a professor of Political Science and co-director of the Program on International Security Policy at the University of Chicago...

Second attempt at that little quiz. Hopefully I have phrased the questions better this time around, since I apparently phrased things incorrectly last time. Please respond with only yes or no answers, and perhaps further notes at the end of your responses if you wish. 1) Have US economic...

:wink: What do they mean in US politic? And, what are left-wing and right-wing ?

I am seriously thinking of going to politics. do u guyz think I have wot it takes??/ Would u guyz vote for me.! :wink:

Here is an interesting article in the NY Times about scientists using M.R.I.'s to study the responses of Democrats and Republicans to various images and commercials. There are no solid findings yet, but it is interesting nontheless.

Howdy all, There is an issue in the political arena currently that I don’t understand. I will start by introducing myself and then my stance on this issue. I am a fair minded American republican. I am not gay or a gay activist even, but the issue of gay marriage is baffling to me. I say...

I don't get it, Dick Gephardy was well loved and seemingly a great leader. I understand why he thought that if he did so poorly in Iowa that he'd do much worse elsewhere and dropped out of the presidential race, but why wouldn't someone like that attempt some other office?

See http://www.libertyforum.org/ They also have a science section, perhaps members here can mention Physics Forum over there to get some more publicity. And here are various other forums: http://www.bbc.co.uk/messageboards/ http://www.discussanything.com/forums/index.php?s=...

I thought that it would be a good idea to share the web resources people on this forum use to get news. You can also post non-"web resources" but seeing that it is obvious we all have access to the internet, web resources are guaranteed to be available to everyone (unless one is in China)...

Greetings ! About Zero, I have been of the opinion that he should not be the mentor of this forum for quite some time as he continually expresses extreme political views and uses his power to supress others with opposite opinions. Now, in addition to calling democratic leaders of...

I am beginning to think that it can be disastrous to get involved in a heated debate concerning religion, politics, or philosophy.

this is a problem i have been thinking about for months now, it truly has me stumped! i need to hear some different ideas to clear things up in my head... a while ago i saw the movie 'taking sides' about a german conductor being investigated for collaborating with hitler during the second...