Author Archives: S.J. Kerrigan

This story is probably the best example of what President Eisenhower called “the military industrial complex,” who’s ever expanding desire to make money off of military conflict has continually distorted our democracy. Businesses conected to defense are rarely held to the same standard that public outrage would normally demand. Despite repeated criticisms from both the […]

Intrigue. Corruption. Geopolitics. Petty condemnations. From the perspective of a political scientist, there is a lot to like about the most recent Wikileaks fiasco which saw Australian activist Julian Assange publish thousands of the U.S. government’s secret and confidential documents.But these are not the Afghanistan equivalent of the Pentagon Papers, not based on what we’ve […]

While almost everyone supports net neutrality in a philosophical sense, there’s a valid debate about whether the FCC should be the one to impose new rules forcing internet service providers to comply. Critics warn that while internet service providers shouldn’t be allowed to effectively censor internet content, giving the government the power to regulate internet […]

As a nation, we have always had a strong sense that privacy rights are a fundamental part of living in a free society, and although there is no explicit right to privacy in the constitution, it is certainly implicit, with numerous amendments being focused on exactly how far your right to privacy extends. Throughout most […]

Just a few quick thoughts on President Bush’s recent book tour. It’s pretty clear that Bush generally doesn’t enjoy the kind of public forum that he’s forced to be in right now while promoting his new book. I suspect that this is probably the last time we will ever get to see him comment on […]

After two years of near silence, former President George W. Bush has emerged from self imposed exile to promote his new book Decision Points, which many say paints a picture of a compassionate, moderate and overall much more likeable figure than many commentators remember from just two years ago. Liberal commentator Maureen Dowd of the […]