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France and the perceived failure of multiculturalism

By Mark | September 18, 2011

The French government announced on Friday that, from now on, public prayer would be illegal. The move, which comes on the heels of legislation prohibiting French students from wearing headscarves and French women from wearing the face-covering niqab in public, is said to be in response to the fact that French Muslims, unable to find […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics | Also tagged A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population, assimilation, France, honor killings, laïcité, Marine Le Pen, Marseille, McGuillicuddy, MetaFilter, mosques, multiculturalism, Muslim, National Front, Nazi analogies, Nicolas Sarkozy, niqab, Paris, prayer, public prayer, public streets, secularism, separation of church and state, stealing content from Metafilter, UMP | 33 Comments

Snyder’s plans for Emergency Financial Managers in Michigan

By Mark | March 10, 2011

I haven’t given much time here on the site to Governor Snyder’s proposed legislation concerning Emergency Financial Managers. I’ve been remiss in that regard, and I’m afraid that now it might be too late. As of this afternoon, the bill has cleared the Michigan House and Senate, and, barring some unforeseen development, it looks as […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged collective bargaining, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager’s Act, emergency rule, Eric Scorsone, financial emergency, Gretchen Whitmer, Jack Benny, Jase Bolger, Nazi analogies, privatization, puppet state, Rick Snyder, To Be or Not to Be, union busting | 58 Comments

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