Political Science

One of the many side issues during this campaign season has been the use of contemporary music by the campaigns---in commercials or as background to conventions and rallies. The original artists don't always like the candidates who use their music, and often they have the legal right to stop them. (Not always. Music licensing is complicated and often kind of stupid.) Getting … [Read more...] about Music Rights, Politician’s Rights

When John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his runningmate, one of the first things everybody noticed was that after all the talk about how inexperienced Barack Obama was, McCain's pick for Vice President---that is, his choice for President if he can't do the job---had even less experience. It seemed an odd choice, and it undercut his campaign's ability to bring up the experience … [Read more...] about The Palin-Obama Paradox

Over at Marathon Pundit, blogger John Ruberry accuses Barack Obama of being a "free speech phony" and quotes with approval from an editorial by Ann Woolner: When WGN-AM Radio in Chicago scheduled a two-hour interview last week with David Freddoso, who wrote The Case Against Barack Obama the campaign sent out an alarm to supporters, sparking an avalanche of angry phone calls to … [Read more...] about Obama, and Attacking Free Speech

Awesome. … [Read more...] about SNL Palin/Clinton Skit

There's been a list going around of books that Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin tried to have banned.  The list is a lie. Then there's the photo of her wearing an American flag bikini and holding a rifle, or the one of her in a short skirt and high heels, or the nude photo of her that appeared in a Chinese newspaper. All fakes. There's also the … [Read more...] about Truth is the First Casualty of Politics: Sarah Palin Edition