Interesting point. Let me ask you: when it comes to business entities, do you believe anyone is on your side?

The problem here is that on both sides of the political aisle, the ones not in power will criticize their opponent and question the other's loyalty to the state. In this situation, critical thinking is necessary to judge whether quality of the accusation and the propaganda angle they hope to employ. It may give us comfort that republicans make statements like that but there is an implication that they are the ones to trust instead.

They are teenagers just out of high school and often need the time to properly adjust to the method of study required for college. And people bother with writing notes because it has been shown to increase retention of the subject matter. Perhaps it works the same way for those who type, but I don't know what the data is for that group. While I agree with an earlier post that preferred the matter be left to the discretion of the professor, the fact remains that most students do not use their laptops in class, and may find people who use laptops distracting. Just because someone is able to use a laptop in class, that doesn't make it progress. And in a group, we should accommodate to everyone's needs, but one student should not override the study of others. To suggest that such a situation creates a "nanny policy" is hyperbole.

Orchestra prices for Broadway shows are more like $125 and that doesn't include the "premium" seating which can reach $400. The one thing that I'll give Broadway is that for many shows you can find discounts out there and the student rush tickets.

I don't think things are that fuzzy, access to the security council will determine whether anything gets done, and states that violate the rules are protected in large measure by who their allies are on the council. The way the United Nations is run, particularly the Security Council, shows me that whatever role the democratic process plays in its management, it is ultimately nullified by countries with economic and military dominance.

No, that is not entirely true. Replacement parts for medical and other infrastructure equipment have been frequently blocked by the United States and Britain on the claim that they could be used to make weapons. Vaccines were denied because it was claimed that Iraq would use it to make germ weapons. In my opinion, those were the main reasons why the children suffered as they did.

Currently, I can download ebooks from the New York Public Library and read it on my Sony 505 for 21 days. Unfortunately, there's a strange system where the library has access to one "copy", so if someone takes out that copy, no one else can read it until the period is up.

Corporations have gained some of the rights that individuals have. see: Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819) [state control of corporations], The Railroad Tax Cases (e.g. San Mateo v. Southern Pacific) in 1882 [applies to the 14th Amendment], Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Beckwith (1889) ["due process" and "equal protection"], Noble v. Union River Logging (1893)[5th Amendment], Hale v. Henkel (1906) [4th Amendment], Armour Packing Co. v. U.S. [6th Amendment]