I have watched with dismay the intense, unfairly negative attention given to the State of West Virginia over the past week.  The Poligazette team knows I prefer research to ranting, so I thought I would look up a few interesting facts that go against the prevailing “narrative.” (more…)

Due to the hosting of the anti-Islamic movie “Fitna” on this blog there’s quite a discussion on the subject of freedom of speech going on. You can follow it here. I think that something must be noted, especially for people who are not regular readers.

Every single member of this blog holds freedom of speech to be an essential element of a working and free society. It is in that spirit in which this movie has been hosted. It is NOT neccesarily because we agree with the views expressed in the film (I haven’t yet seen it). It could well be that the film is inaccurate or even bigoted. It could be garbage. (more…)

Both John McCain and Barack Obama are being criticized because of their association with bigoted pastors. (more…)