Hobby Lobby Wins!!!!

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jun/30/supreme-court-settles-hobby-lobby-dispute/

New, awesome website that tracks bills!

https://trackbill.com/

I encourage my Political Science students to check out this website and comment about how you think it would be useful to you.

Eric Cantor Loses Primary to Tea Party Favorite!!

Political Science students-In case you haven't heard...please read the following article and give me your comments.  This amounts to a political earthquake.

http://www.foxnews.com/?cmpid=NL_breaking

Bakery Will Stop Making Wedding Cakes After Losing Discrimination Case

Hi Political Science Students:  Please read the following article and give me your thoughts.  Remember, sometimes when we are concerned with preserving someone's "rights" we trample on someone else's.

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/05/30/bakery-will-stop-making-wedding-cakes-after-losing-discrimination-case/

Coup in Thailand

Political Science workshop students:  Read the following article and give me some feedback on what you think about what's happening in Thailand.  (Please remember to sign your name to the post if you've posted as anonymous.)

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/22/us-says-no-justification-for-coup-in-thailand-says-military-ties-with-its-ally/

Entertaining Way to Learn More about North Korea

If you want a good read and to learn more about North Korea at the same time, I recommend "The Target" by David Baldacci. If you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a Communist, totalitarian regime country, this book will give you an idea. And it ain't pretty. Sounds like hell on earth. It also reminded me of Nazi concentration camps. Which reminds me of another book recommendation. "The Auschwitz Escape" by Joel C. Rosenberg is also an excellent read and a good way to learn about what life was like in the concentration camps of WWII. There were a lot of similarities between the two books. When I read about Auschwitz, I assumed that the camps were all in the past. Then I read "The Target" and found out that I couldn't have been more wrong. I recommend you read both. You will be much more grateful for our freedoms!

Addled Harry Reid advocates amending the Constitution to restrict free speech | RedState

Addled Harry Reid advocates amending the Constitution to restrict free speech | RedState


Read the article about how Reid thinks we have too much freedom of speech (especially the Koch brothers) and tell me what you think of this and whether it has a prayer.

Supreme Court OKs prayer before public meetings - Washington Times

Supreme Court OKs prayer before public meetings - Washington Times

The supreme court ok'd prayer before a city meeting.  This was a 5-4 decision.  Read the above article and then answer the following questions: What do you think of this decision?  Do you agree with it?  Why or why not?  Do you think this is a departure from Supreme  Court jurisprudence on this issue?

Ideologies-What are they and what is yours?

Hi Class, In chapter 2 of the text, ideologies are defined. Can you tell me what an ideology is and what yours is and why?

Welcome, new students, to EDI's Political Science workshop.

Hello My New Students, Welcome to Political Science. This is where you will read articles and opinion pieces relating to material from the workshop, and posting your responses. I hope you enjoy the workshop. For today's introductory blog post, please respond to this post by telling me why you are taking the workshop and what you hope to gain from it. Annette