Is there a way to block a certain forum from New Posts?

[sledge007]

Politics....makes about as much sense as having a sub-forum on Botany, Welding, Raising Children, on this site. If there was a little more diversification...., fine I could probably deal with it...but there isn't.....ALWAYS Anti Obama this, Pro Gun Control that.... It has nothing to do with why I come to this site, so why is it forced down my throat? How can I permanently remove these from my feed ...aside from not clicking on New Posts? I'm sure I could start posting a bunch of crap stories about Alberta/Canadian politics that nobody else has any interest in either, but I'm not going to do that.