Archived Posts from Politics
Published on July 18, 2009 by NoahR
Sometimes things don't quite work out as they are expected to. If you have ever been passed over for a job, or missed out on something that seemed like a sure thing then this list might cheer you up a little. Here are ten people who came very close to the highest...
Published on July 11, 2009 by Gringo Joe
With the current political crisis in Honduras, American (US) foreign policy is looking to soften its historic reputation in the region by largely deferring negotiations to Latin American diplomats. While the Honduran economy relies heavily on remittances sent...
Published on June 1, 2009 by englandxpects
A coup d'état is the sudden, unconstitutional deposition of a legitimate government, by a small group of the State Establishment — usually the military — to replace the deposed government with another, either civil or military. A coup d’état succeeds when...
Published on May 15, 2009 by Jay K
This list is a companion piece to the earlier “10 Cases of Liberal Hypocrisy”, which took issue with Alan Colme’s statement that only conservatives could be “infected” with hypocrisy. The thesis was that hypocrisy is a sad part of the human condition...
Published on May 2, 2009 by Jay K
Conservative senators taking bribes, televangelists with three mistresses in tow are scandal mainstays. They are rightly pilloried, and I encourage the practice. Wherever there is dogma and orthodoxy, there is hypocrisy from some, and liberals are no more immune...
Published on March 7, 2009 by Jon_Roland
The most common sixteen signs that you live in a tyranny or are in a nation heading that way. Tyranny is an important phenomenon that operates by principles by which it can be recognized in its early emerging stages, and, if the people are vigilant, prepared, and...
Published on March 6, 2009 by Trigun472
Ten systems of government that most of us are not familiar with (for which we should be thankful). The readership of the List Universe is varied, and many of us come from government systems that are quite different from others. While they may be foreign to us, we...
Published on February 21, 2009
Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States of America, from 1981-1989. He is considered a heroic figure in the Republican party and conservative movement. His most famous quote may be "General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek...
Published on November 6, 2008
Tomorrow is the General Election in New Zealand - be sure to vote ACT.
Published on October 23, 2008
The most popular music used by soldiers and Military Police involved in interrogation of terrorism suspects. You may be surprised...
Published on October 15, 2008
Five presidential candidates that never became president - and you will be glad!
Published on October 10, 2008
For a variety of reasons (often war), various political parties or governments have been forced into exile...
Published on September 10, 2008
Can a regular person alter human history with the click of a button?
Published on July 10, 2008
When we completed our
Top 10 Worst US Presidents, we knew that we would eventually write a top 10
best presidents; fortunately for us Ro has done us the service of writing it himself...
Published on June 20, 2008
In November this year, a vitally important election will take place. The outcome of that election will determine the next Prime Minister of New Zealand. With that in mind, here is a list of 20 pithy political passages! Oh - and the American Election is in...
Published on November 6, 2007
Here is a list to get the comments flowing! First of all,
this list is not my personal opinion - it is compiled from the average score of each president over 12 surveys - taken between 1948 and 2005. Wikipedia has the complete
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