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January 2011

January 11, 2011

"Only a crazy person would take what we say seriously"

Violent language and violent rhetoric can be a problem, but I do not think it...

January 10, 2011

January 08, 2011

Deadly violence in Arizona

Ten people, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., were shot earlier today at an event hosted...

January 02, 2011

Epiphany: One of us

If you look at the calendar for the coming week you'll see this word written...

December 2010

December 29, 2010

Excruciating

"Hey, boss, I think I should be allowed to go home at 4 p.m. instead...

December 24, 2010

It's Christmas Eve, babe

And because I post this every year, here's Anne Lamott's Advent Adventure: So I...

December 20, 2010

Five golden rings and some Salem Lights

Every year at this time, PNC Bank tallies up the cost of all the gifts...

December 18, 2010

One win; one loss

The United States Senate today voted to allow the president and the military to lift...

December 15, 2010

Good news and bad news

First, some good news: "Parks' residents buy out owner for $31 million." Residents of Country...

December 11, 2010

The indignation of the persecuted hegemon: An illustration

Sometimes you encounter a specimen of something that is such a perfect example that it's...

December 09, 2010

Does it stink like rotten meat?

The House of Representatives passed the DREAM act. (The Senate, being the Senate, will probably...

November 2010

November 12, 2010

Fix the deficit: Cure diabetes

It seems this week is when the self-appointed serious people have decided to discuss their...

November 06, 2010

Yes, please, let's have hearings on the evidence of climate change

The Atlantic's Marc Armbinder notes that the new Republican majority in the U.S. House of...

October 2010

October 28, 2010

Climate change facts, for what that’s worth

Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy offered an emphatic recommendation of NASA's Climate Change Evidence site,...

October 28, 2010

Rally logistics

OK, so, the National Mall is a fairly large place and from what I understand...

October 08, 2010

Subsidiarity: Where responsibility begins

Some simple equations: Subsidiarity + Solidarity = Democracy Subsidiarity - Solidarity = Tyranny It really...

October 06, 2010

Why evangelicals like Christine O’Donnell sometimes claim to have explored becoming a Hare Krishna even though they never did

Bill Maher continues his weekly Christine O'Donnell video clip releases, with this week's showing the...

October 02, 2010

Seven Deadly Sins

Happy Birthday Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. And thank you for giving us this:Seven Deadly Sins Wealth...

September 2010

September 23, 2010

Nothing can stop The Duke of Earl

Tea partiers tend to revere the U.S. Constitution in much the same way that many...

September 21, 2010

October 30

Hey, so, the Slacktivixen and I will be attending Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity"...

September 19, 2010

Jackie at the crossroads

So you're sitting around with a group of friends talking, the conversation skipping cheerfully from...

September 17, 2010

I do not trust this Associated Press poll

"Who do you trust?" the Associated Press asks in an annual poll. It's a silly...

September 16, 2010

“Unelectable”

The reaction to Christine O'Donnell's upset win in the Republican Senate primary in Delaware has...

September 11, 2010

That e-mail from me is not from me

Do not open any e-mail you receive from Fred Clark.Someone or something, or something set...

September 10, 2010

Book-burning is a Bad Thing

I'll have a bit more to say about this after my home computer gets...

September 06, 2010

The Scandal of the Evangelical Mosk

The end of last week brought two depressing online phenomena. The first was the "mosk"...

September 01, 2010

Things to come

In 2037, the oldest baby boomers will be 92 years old. They will have been...

August 2010

August 31, 2010

A sure-fire bet and cause for doubt

Mike Castle does not lose elections in Delaware.I don't claim to be an expert on...

August 30, 2010

The Clod and the Pebble and the politics of resentment

"Blessed is anyone who takes no offense" -- Luke 7:23 Here is a story from...

August 28, 2010

Glenn Beck’s Voiding the Promissory Note Rally

Look, I understand the suspicion. Glenn Beck's support for "states' rights" raises some red flags....