Preventive Imprisonment....illiberal????

In this speech from Obama, he speaks about the need to have FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) a sub agency of the Department of Homeland Security regulating which people 'might' be deemed to have criminal intent and therefore incarcerated in the interest of protecting Americans. Rachel Maddow carefully deconstructs this speech and her analysis is pretty damning as to the abuse of civil liberties, which of course the States swears by. Is this an example of illiberalism at it's 'finest' or is the President justified in his actions? The video can be found here.

Mr Jones...the ultra don't &^*% with my gun libertarian...

Alex Jones really when off the deep end when he was interview about his views on gun control. I couldn't believe how he would resort to name calling, discrediting and out right threats to his host when debating gun control. There are two parts as you will see if you view this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uymMI_omik. Does his rant have meaning or is it just a rant? How do you see gun control in light of liberal ideology which you are well aware of? Love to read your comments!

What the 99% movement was and is about...

In this video,the Californian Teachers Federation try to suggest what ails the US is the tax base and how services are paid for. Further, it suggests that the people to blame for the US fiscal crisis are not workers but rather the rich who do not want to pay their fair share of taxes. Do you buy into this message? Why/why not? What evidence is seen that supports this position and finally how does it relate to our studies of economics and politics this semester? The link to the video can be found here.