This entry seems to be long awaited, although it's only been 2 days. It seems that I am the only contrarian here. I have indeed attracted a plethora of responses saying how wrong I am. Fortunately for all of you, I am going to stand up against your combined intellectual might in movie selection and taste ( Read more... )

Alright, I know by writing this I am going to incite a plethora of responses saying how wrong I am, but I will do it nonetheless, the word must go out ( Read more... )

Just recently, I was engaged in a brief conversation with a good friend of mine who has been awarded a substantial number of respect points in the past. I find it a bit troubling since this is a friend who is really intelligent, highly educated, the sort of person whom you'd expect to have a high moral standard. Here she argues that some people, ( Read more... )

I remember, 4 years ago, I wrote in my livejournal about why it is idiotic to oppose the americans in their war efforts in Iraq. Now, many battles and a few articles later, I'd like to come back to this issue, and tell you why blindly opposing the war and demanding an immediate pullout is still a less-than-ideal course of action ( Read more... )

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First of all, I'd like to thank everyone who was present at the borathon. I want to especially thank Nick, Eugene, Alexis, John, Alex, I will definitely invite you back next year. The people who showed up will most likely recieve invitation for next year too. I'd like to thank Josh for providing us with his PS2 as usual, Jen and Kelly for coming ( Read more... )

Ladies, Gentlemen, Friends and Foes ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a world of discomfort, I had food poisoning the day before and the entire day featured an urge to throw up. Never again will I buy the shrimp rolls from that place. I am slowly feeling better, though, and I can sorta eat a little bit today ( Read more... )

First off I'd like to apologize for turning this semi-personal journal into a full-out political one.

Here's something to read if you have a couple of hours to kill. It's about this poli-sci graduate who goes to work in Walmart and blog his entire experience. If you are a firm believer of walmart, do not read this. Leave a comment  1 

here's an (un)healthy dose of public healthcare argument, for those interested.
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