Justice Department documents that demonstrate the Bush administration’s view of the president’s constitutional power in a “state of war” tell us things we suspected but didn’t want to know. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries March 5, 2009 Pelosi Has Reason to Smile Mar...

Educating the public about the pornography bill and legal challenges against UU Porno at the Constitutional Court. Socialization On 30th October 2008 the controversial pornography bill (UU Pornografi, text in Indonesian and English translation) was passed by the parliament. On 9th December 2008 pres...

Celebrity Islamists, including mother daughter team Emilia Contessa and Denada Tambunan, line up for the Development Party in 2009. Celebrity Candidates - PPP The United Development Party, Partai Persatuan Pembangunan (PPP), is fielding at least 10 candidates in the 2009 general elections who can be...

To understand the philosophy of government that Dick Cheney brought to Washington over the past seven years, it is most instructive to see “Frost/Nixon,” with Frank Langella’s remarkable reanimation of Tricky Dick for a generation that never knew him. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related En...

The California Supreme Court has ruled that gays and lesbians have a right to marry. Chief Justice Ronald M. George aptly explained the landmark 4-3 decision: “Even the most familiar and generally accepted of social policies and traditions often mask an unfairness and inequality that frequentl...