Monthly Archives: May 2006

Rationality and immigration

English is Spoken Here – Yahoo! News The second dumbest statement in the debate over Senate legislation establishing English as the national language came from Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.), who said it was needlessly divisive. ADVERTISEMENT Wait. A law that … Continue reading

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Limes Americanum – the symbolic and the practical in US foreign relations

Czech lobby in Washington takes a second seat to Poland – 22-05-2006 – Radio Prague There are three criteria that countries must fulfil in order to qualify for the proposed amendment to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. The first is … Continue reading

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Linguistic nationalism and the USA

CNN.com – ‘National’ or ‘common’? Senate ponders what to call English – May 19, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether English is America’s “national language” or its national “common and unifying language” was a question dominating the Senate immigration debate. The … Continue reading

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Role of examples in social debate and research

Cartoon Warfare (Ann Applebaum, WP) In recent years “the personal is political,” a phrase whose origins are lost deep in the history of the women’s movement, has among other things come to mean that just about anyone is allowed to … Continue reading

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Beginning of History

Liberalism and Western style democracy have not been able to help realize the ideals of humanity. Today these two concepts have failed. Those with insight can already hear the sounds of the shattering and fall of the ideology and thoughts … Continue reading

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Feminism as Islam

Feminismus jako islám Muslimové mají obecně rádi feministky asi stejně jako feministky muslimy. Přesto je feminismus jako islám. ProÄ?? Protože: a) islám je hlubokým a významným myÅ¡lenkovým hnutím s ustavenou, zajímavou tradicí. b) islám je pestrý a mnohorozměrný, nabízí spoustu … Continue reading

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