http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/1346/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/little_hope_effective_hunger_games <p>The ancient Romans made their circenses a centerpiece of public policy, along with free bread (panem -- also the name of the nation ruled by the "Capitol" in the movie). But they found that the spectacle of merely feeding people to lions, with no chance to win, became less popular than the gladiatorial contests, and that the gladiators wouldn't put on a good show unless they had a chance.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/little_hope_effective_hunger_games#comments Hungar Games Movie News Article Philosophical Ideas review society Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:51:20 +0000 mikesylvia 20543 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/conservative_love_unlimited_government <p>A good example of one of the things that is wrong with conservatives is provided by a conservative named Rich Lowry, who has an article today about the Detroit bomber case on nationalreviewonline.com, one of the premier websites in the conservative movement.</p> <p>Lowry is upset that the suspect in the Detroit bomb base, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, was treated as federal criminal suspect rather than an enemy combatant in the war on terrorism.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/conservative_love_unlimited_government#comments conservatives fff.org freedom future hornberger jason libertarians national News Article