Category Archives: Politics
People of Shambhala — religious minorities against Islamist violence
From People of Shambhala People of Shambhala is a new website dedicated to raising awareness of the discrimination, oppression, and violence suffered on a daily basis by minority religions around … Continue reading
Herman Cain: The GOP’s only real hope
GOP Presidential hopeful Herman Cain is surging. According to a recent Poll 38 percent of Republicans would vote for Cain. Mitt Romney scored 18 percent. Rick Perry has slumped, from … Continue reading
Ron Paul gets military vote
When he ran to become the presidential candidate for the Republican Party in 2008, Ron Paul generated huge enthusiasm among a certain section of the Right, especially paleo-conservatives and isolationists. … Continue reading
Tory 1922 Committee Secretary: EU is an “occupying force”
Mark Pritchard, the secretary of the 1922 Committee has demanded a vote on Britain’s membership of the EU. The committee is composed of Eurosceptic and traditionalist Conservative MPs, and had … Continue reading
Does the United Kingdom have a new Conservative Party?
Former shadow Home Secretary David Davis said last week that the Conservative Party’s “conservatism” has been “significantly diluted” by alliance with the country’s third party, the Liberal Democrats.
Trust in British politicians at all-time low
A just-published report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life shows that the British public trusts their politicians less today than prior to the election. The findings were based … Continue reading
President Obama’s 9/11 address: “we preserved our values, and our character.”
Something of a religious controversy had been brewing in the lead-up to the 911 commemorations. Former Deputy Mayor of New York Rudy Washington and some Christian groups were dismayed that … Continue reading
Far-Right growing; becoming more confrontational: academic
Political science lecturer Matthew Goodwin has said a “noticeable tide of anti-immigration sentiment” has emerged in Europe over the last decade. He says that there is now “open skepticism toward” … Continue reading
Swiss politician: we will not give up our freedom
Oskar Freysinger, a Swiss People’s Party activist who organized the campaign to have minarets banned in Switzerland, spoke to an audience in Germany a few days ago, saying Europe would … Continue reading
Palin and Obama abandoned by base
According to a recent poll commissioned by Generation Opportunity, 57 percent of Obama’s former youth vote say they intend to learn more about the policies of the presidential candidates running in … Continue reading
