Opposing Censorship. Opposing SOPA.
Opposing Censorship. Opposing SOPA. — Steve LovelaceThe internet is abuzz with opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), currently being considered by the United...
View ArticleCorporate Feudalism: The End of Nation States
Corporate Feudalism: The End of Nation States — Steve LovelaceHave you ever read Dune? Set 20,000 years in the future, it tells of a universe controlled by a hodgepodge of corporate and feudal...
View ArticleThe Corporate States of America
The Corporate States of America — Steve LovelaceThis is a map of “The Corporate States of America”. For each of the fifty states (and the District of Columbia), I selected a corporation or brand that...
View ArticleUniversal Health Care and Job Creators
Universal Health Care and Job Creators — Steve LovelaceIn recent years, conservative politicians have talked about creating more jobs to boost the economy. They talk about lowering taxes on wealthy...
View ArticleThere Will Be Bureaucracy
There Will Be Bureaucracy — Steve LovelaceTo those who decry government inefficiency, I’ll see your DMV and raise you a cable guy. Or a tech support voicemail system. Or how about a stack of TPS...
View ArticleFixing the Electoral College
Fixing the Electoral College — Steve LovelaceEvery four years, Americans complain about the Electoral College, only to forget all about it once the election is over. And while I doubt a single blog...
View ArticleWho’s Afraid of Big Government?
Who’s Afraid of Big Government? — Steve LovelaceYou often hear politicians complaining about Big Government, even though they work for the government. Our fear of government in the United States...
View ArticleCampaign Philanthropy
Campaign Philanthropy — Steve LovelaceThe 2012 Presidential Campaign broke just about every fundraising record out there. Thanks to the Supreme Court’s “Citizens United” ruling, candidates at every...
View ArticleCommunism on Campus
Communism on Campus — Steve LovelaceIt was my first month on campus, and I was still getting settled into my routines. I stopped by the International Center to grab some lunch after class, and that’s...
View ArticleBrunch with Dick Cheney
Brunch with Dick Cheney — Steve Lovelace“How would you like to have brunch with me and Dick Cheney?” That’s a sentence I never thought I’d say to someone. But I did. It was back in college. I was the...
View ArticleBirth Control and Equality
Birth Control and Equality — Steve LovelaceThere are many technological advances that have made our society was it is today. Steel and concrete make our cities grow taller while cars and trains make...
View ArticleNeo-Feudalism in the Space Age
Neo-Feudalism in the Space Age — Steve LovelaceIn the Dune universe, set tens of thousands of years in the future, humanity is organized into feudal fiefdoms and guilds. I wrote about this last year,...
View ArticleThe Shutdown and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The Shutdown and Self-Fulfilling Prophecy — Steve LovelaceHere’s the thing that bugged me most about the 2013 Government Shutdown. The Tea Party Caucus and the Objectivist Conservatives all complain...
View ArticleFixing the US Constitution
Fixing the US Constitution — Steve LovelaceIf we learned anything from the watching politics in 2013, it’s that our government is broken. For the most part, it’s broken because the Tea Party has...
View ArticleLiberty and Marriage Equality
Liberty and Marriage Equality — Steve LovelaceI’m not the kind of person to change my Facebook picture for various causes. This is especially true with things like health and education and poverty....
View ArticleUpworthy and Terrible Headlines
Upworthy and Terrible Headlines — Steve LovelaceDespite all its annoyances, I’m still a heavy Facebook user, since it’s still the best place to interact with my friends and share funny links on the...
View ArticleFrozen Pipes and Big Government
Frozen Pipes and Big Government — Steve LovelaceDuring my first winter in Texas, I saw signs outside all the apartment complexes that said, “Freeze Warning: Keep Faucets Dripping”. This came as a...
View ArticleThe Eight Deadly Sin
The Eight Deadly Sin — Steve Lovelace I’ve always liked the concept of the Seven Deadly Sins: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony. What makes this list so amazing is that you don’t...
View ArticleThe Future of Stephen Colbert
The Future of Stephen Colbert — Steve Lovelace The big news in entertainment this week came from Stephen Colbert. After nine years of filming The Colbert Report, he is leaving the show to replace David...
View ArticleAvoiding Human Extinction
Avoiding Human Extinction — Steve Lovelace I’m amazed that human extinction isn’t more of a political issue. It should be. The survival of our species is the most important issue we can address. I’m...
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