Do as I say....

Rather humorous article in the London Times on the upcomming UN conference on global warming in Coppenhagen.

"Taking the Private Jet to Coppenhagen"

Civil Liberties in an Age of Global Terrorism

Required Readings:

"Travesty in New York"

By Charles Krauthammer

Friday, November 20, 2009

"A Battlefield in the Courtroom."

By Eugene Robinson

Friday, November 20, 2009


Respond to one or more of the following prompts:

• Are you willing to give up a degree of individual liberty for security? Why, Why Not?
• Should foreign nationals accused of terrorism and held in places like Guantanamo Bay have the same rights as Americans? Should they be tried in civilian courts? In the US? Explain your answer.
  
• Are the provisions of the PATRIOT ACT needed to protect us or do they undermine our freedom?
• You may also contribute any other related thoughts or observations from the video, articles or class discussions.

Responses are due Wednesday morning 11/25. I will be checking before we leave for Thanksgiving Break.

http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/human-rights-cartoon-107-the-effect-of-money-on-elections/

Are the current methods of fundraising and financing elections good for our democracy?

Due Monday morning (7:30 a.m.)

Your Student Rights! (or lack there of)

Do you feel that the majority opinion in your Supreme Court court case was correctly decided? Explain your answer referring to the constitution, using evidence from the case documents and examples from your personal experiences as a student.

Due Thursday pm. You will not receive credit if it's not in Friday am when I check.

Wikipedia Article

An interesting article on Wikipedia that focuses on one of the authors and highlights some of the benefits and flaws of an open source medium.

Held by the Taliban

Really interesting series from NY Times reporter David Rohde, held captive for almost 8 months by the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/world/asia/18hostage.html

Life in the White House

Now that you have viewed Inside the Obama White House, what did you find surprising or interesting? Would you want to live there, or be interested in working there? Why/Why Not?

Due Friday PM (not Thursday as previously announced)