Blogcritics Author: Pleasexcusetheinterruption

Global Warming in Academia

Pleasexcusetheinterruption — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:20:36 EDT

Has the liberal politics of Academia stifled debate?
Anyone remotely familiar with American politics understands the fervent passions evoked by the issue of global warming. Both sides claim that intense political, financial and social pressures have biased the opposing side. I find both sides at fault on this issue. We must move beyond this. I have written this article based on personal observations...

Barack Obama Will Win the 2008 Presidential Election

Pleasexcusetheinterruption — Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:38:53 EDT

In case you had any doubts.
It has become increasingly clear to me that both the political climate and electoral landscape virtually guarantee a Barack Obama victory. As most of you have probably realized, he has been favored by both of these factors since he clinched the nomination. Beyond a few minor details and the wider availability of polling data today, this article...

Palin vs Gibson

Pleasexcusetheinterruption — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:44:26 EDT

Charles Gibson was out to get Sarah Palin. But did he succeed?
As my title makes clear, I’m not going to pretend Gibson wasn’t out to get Sarah Palin in her recent ABC interview. The questions he asked were aggressive and probing. He had clearly done his research on her and tried to dig up as much dirt as possible. And he even intentionally tried to trick her once or twice.In my analysis of the...