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December 2011

December 08, 2011

Best War on Christmas Post Ever

JT has written the perfect post about the mythical "War on Christmas." Having written about...

December 07, 2011

I Now Pronounce You Building and Wife

Tamara Scott, co-chair of Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign, says that if we don't stop same-sex...

December 07, 2011

Newt, Paul Feud Over Trump

When Ron Paul issued a pointed and sarcastic statement refusing to participate in a debate...

December 07, 2011

Geller Brings Crazy Train to Dearborn

Pam Geller and her equally loony partners-in-crazy are going to host a conference on "Islamic...

December 07, 2011

Students Standing Up to Bigotry

A group of high school students braved the cold weather to protest against the bigotry...

December 07, 2011

Why Does Newt Gingrich Hate Jesus?

Now that we're in the midst of the invented annual outrage known as the War...

December 07, 2011

Irony and the Rule of Law, Part 2

From Joe Biden, while campaigning as Barack Obama's vice presidential nominee in September, 2008, when...

December 07, 2011

Congresswoman: Govt Should Only Support Christianity

Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri, one of the wingnuttiest of all the Republicans in Congress,...

December 07, 2011

Bryan Fischer Has a Point

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Bryan Fischer actually said something reasonable. Honest, he...

December 07, 2011

Republican Absurdity on Egypt

One of the most irritating arguments we've heard from the Republican presidential candidates is that...

December 07, 2011

Newt and Mitt: Rubber and Glue

Politico says the Romney campaign is gearing up to take on Newt Gingrich now that...

December 07, 2011

An Agnostic Misreads Genesis

Mark O'Connell, a self-described agnostic, expresses his admiration for the book of Genesis, but I...

December 07, 2011

Why Atheists Are Distrusted

A new study explores in more detail the question of why atheists are at or...

December 06, 2011

Bachmann Babbles on Marriage Equality

Remember when Michele Bachmann was challenged to a debate by a high school student and...

December 06, 2011

Trump to Moderate Republican Debate

This isn't a done deal yet, but if it does happen it may be one...

December 06, 2011

Irony and the Rule of Law, Part 1

From a speech by Eric Holder to the American Constitution Society shortly before he was...

December 06, 2011

Newt’s Worst Positions

Reason's Hit and Run blog has a long list of the most appalling things Newt...

December 06, 2011

Border Patrol officer punished for questioning war on drugs

One of my favorite groups is LEAP, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, an organization made up...

December 06, 2011

What an Open Forum Looks Like

Every year there are battles over religious displays on public property and the general rule...

December 06, 2011

Discrimination and the Salvation Army

Bil Browning writes a very compelling article on why you should not contribute to the...

December 06, 2011

Farah Prays for a Michele Miracle

Joseph Farah's latest column is even more unintentionally amusing than most of what he writes....

December 06, 2011

Culture Wars and the Courts

Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum has a sample resolution for use, presumably by city councils and...

December 06, 2011

JT on Faith and Evidence

JT Eberhard spoke at Grand Valley State University on Thursday, giving a talk entitled "Dear...

December 06, 2011

Badass Quote of the Day

Scott Horton quotes a recent op-ed from the German weekly Spiegel, which accurately assesses the...

December 06, 2011

Supreme Court Again Says Innocence Doesn’t Matter

Emily Bazelon has another appalling story out of the Supreme Court, which continues to treat...

December 05, 2011

GA Bill Makes Religious License Plates Mandatory

Many states allow people to buy license plates that say "In God We Trust" on...

December 05, 2011

Conservatives Catching On to Gingrich

Now that Newt Gingrich has taken his turn in the barrel as the not-Mitt of...

December 05, 2011

TSA Has Lost Its Collective Mind

If you're one of those people who is irritated by airport security theater -- that...

December 05, 2011

Missing the Point on Mental Illness

Gina Colaianni wrote a reply to JT Eberhard's speech at Skepticon IV about mental illness...

December 05, 2011

Daniel Pipes’ Cognitive Dissonance

The National Review Online hosts an exercise in how to avoid cognitive dissonance by Daniel...

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