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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
Posted in Education, Linguistics, Social Science
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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
Posted in Analogies, Cognition, Society and politics
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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
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 majà obecnÄ rádi feministky asi stejnÄ jako feministky muslimy. PÅesto je feminismus jako islám. ProÄ?? Protože: a) islám je hlubokým a významným myÅ¡lenkovým hnutÃm s ustavenou, zajÃmavou tradicÃ. b) islám je pestrý a mnohorozmÄrný, nabÃzà spoustu … Continue reading
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