CitizenCeo

Author's details

Name: Doug Walton, PhD
Date registered: December 31, 2007
URL: http://www.citizenceo.com

Latest posts

  1. Charges against Doctor Implicate Pakistan in Bin Laden Cover up — October 18, 2011
  2. The Smearing of Amanda Knox Shows Reading News Critically is Critical — October 5, 2011
  3. Occupying Wall Street or Preoccupied with Anger? — October 4, 2011
  4. Unemployment is Likely Not a Big Factor for Obama Reelection — September 26, 2011
  5. Obama’s Declining Approval Ratings are Irrelevant or Even Good — September 17, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Who Won the Biden-Palin Debate? Go with the Polls Not Pundits — 6 comments
  2. Overview of Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Reserve — 4 comments
  3. Global Temperature Regains 20 Years of Lost Movement — 3 comments
  4. Energy Plans: Which Candidates Have One? — 2 comments
  5. Who Won the 3rd Presidential Debate? Poll Roundup — 2 comments

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Oct
18
2011

Charges against Doctor Implicate Pakistan in Bin Laden Cover up

I wrote before about this poor Pakistani physician, Dr. Shakeel Afridi who is facing treason charges in Pakistan. Dr Afridi is accused of “helping the CIA use a vaccination campaign to try to collect DNA samples from people who lived in bin Laden’s compound.”  The implication seems to be that since he aided the CIA, …

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Oct
05
2011

The Smearing of Amanda Knox Shows Reading News Critically is Critical

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Amanda Knox is not really a political story, but I happened on a well-articulated article about the news reporting of Amanda Knox’s diary. This article by Amanda Knox biographer Candace Dempsey, gives a great example of why it is important to read the news critically. A Ms. Dempsey notes, newspapers have been fond of creating …

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Oct
04
2011

Occupying Wall Street or Preoccupied with Anger?

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I guess I ‘m not a big fan of protests in general. They seem to often be a lot of people complaining about problems without having viable solutions or expecting other people to solve the problems for them.

Sep
26
2011

Unemployment is Likely Not a Big Factor for Obama Reelection

As everyone should know, President Obama is trying to pass a bill to help create more jobs. He doesn’t seem to be getting a lot of help, even from Democrats.  Many people seem to think that Mr. Obama’s ability to create jobs will be crucial to his re-election. Well, that may be true if the …

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Sep
17
2011

Obama’s Declining Approval Ratings are Irrelevant or Even Good

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There was a lot of talk this week about President Obama’s approval ratings dropping to 43%, but it is not clear this really means anything. In fact, I think it is arguable that — since we all know that some tough choices need to be made — if his approval rating was high, it would …

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Sep
16
2011

The Economy is like a Mexican Standoff

Economy as Mexican Standoff

I was trying to find a way to describe the current U.S. economic situation simply, and what I came up with was a Mexican standoff. You could just call it a stalemate, except I when I think of a Mexican standoff I usually think of buffoonish characters, like those below. And that seems more accurate …

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Sep
15
2011

Pie Chart of Who Holds US Debt — The Highest Isn’t China

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Tonight’s inquiry: Who really holds the much discussed US debt? Well, I took a look first at what the total debt was right now. The total is $14.7 trillion and counting of course. But, what was a little shocking was that next to that number was a calculation divvying up the debt to $47K per …

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Sep
12
2011

Republican Jobs Plan is to Attack Obama’s Plan

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President Obama gave his pitch for creating jobs the other night, and it was nicely summarized by Mr.Mark Zandi. Some of his key points are listed below. President Obama’s jobs proposal would help stabilize confidence and keep the U.S. from sliding back into recession. The plan would add 2 percentage points to GDP growth next …

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Jun
14
2011

The Complex Aftermath of Bin Laden Raid

Bin Laden Raid creates reaction in Pakistan.

Apr
04
2011

Questioning Obama Birth Certificate is Wasting Valuable Time and Money

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Its hard to believe that anyone spends any time, much less money, questioning President Obama’s birth certificate. Yet, there is a whole campaign to erect billboards to this effect. Now, on top of it, along comes Donald Trump, prospective Republican contender. (See this excellent article by Christopher Byron for background on that!) What’s instructional about …

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