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American birthright citizenship does not derive from a “misinterpretation” of the 14th amendment. It is, instead, an American legal principle with a nearly unbroken tradition dating to the earliest days of republic.
A qualitative study using Social Network Analysis to investigate the social relations and the political economy of Network Neutrality.
Drawing inspiration from General Inquirer (1966) and KWIC, this post proposes an iterative hybrid of available methods in a quest for a more flexible and robust machine-assisted content analysis system.
A longitudinal study of keyword frequencies in New York Times between 2001 and 2008 supported the hypothesized typologies of catastrophic myths. Patterns of occurrence are consistent between natural and man-made disasters.
The PresidentialWatch08 map is composed of the 533 most visible and influential websites and blogs – out of a complete … More Map of the blogsphere (PresidentialWatch08)
“In a nationwide operation that encompassed 26 states, agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement swept down on 40 locations of … More Immigration Crackdown May Pose Problems for Shippers
The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 (Full Text PDF) today. While the bill contains many (many!) sections of interest … More House Passes 100% Cargo Screening
92 members of the House GOP want to end jus soli by amending or subverting the 14th Amendment. Discuss.— The … More GOP vs 14th Amendment
The Federal government cannot be trusted to keep your information secure. Period. One by one federal agencies are proving that … More +$26 Billion in Privacy Act Fines for Feds in 2006
Yesterday an anti-terrorist sweep by the British police forces disrupted planned attacks against trans-continental airlines. The sweep, triggered by a … More Brits Intercept Terrorists; US Ignores Victory
One thing I didn’t expect when UK Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Long Beach, was for the Governor of California … More California Defects from US on CO2, Joins EU
Agendus for Palm OS Professional Edition – Five-in-One—- Address, Date book, To Dos, Memos, & E-mail/SMS—- an ultimate combination of … More Palm Software
To start this off: I queried a passenger today — a Chinese fund manager — about when the Yuan is … More More on the Chinese Revaluation
It seems like like all the economics bloggers are talking about floating the Chinese Yuan, “soft landings” and “hard landings” … More About-Face on Renminbi Threatens Economic Melt-Down
I have a partial answer to a question posed by Kash at Angry Bear: Why is China still holding on … More China’s National Interest in a Full Employment