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An Open Letter to Rick Santorum

Dear Mr. Santorum, Recently, you wrote in to the Wall Street Journal in a letter called “My Fight for Life.” In it, you discussed your feelings on the controversial... Read more

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Countering Hatred on the Internet

Feminist Frequency FTW Let’s face it: hatred on the internet is big. Hatred of all varieties including sexism, racism and homophobia (etc.) are found everywhere online, and some... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

The Moderate's Manifesto: Dealing with Deficits, Debt, and Downgrades

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. In July of 2011 the political and economic story in the US was the partisan fight over raising the debt ceiling. Angry debate... Read more

The 31 January 2012 by Realizingresonance
Business, Economics, Society
For Our Colleague Laci, Best Wishes for Your Robert Burns Supper Celebration

A long-held tradition, and an informal national celebration for the Scots. We wish him joy in his haggis, tatties and neeps, and most of all his nip of... Read more

The 26 January 2012 by Mikeb302000
Is Sasha Laxton, the Boy Brought up ‘gender-neutral’, a Social Experiment Gone...

Sasha Laxton, the boy brought up "gender neutral." Photo from http://uk.lifestyle.yahoo.com/five-year-old-raised-gender-neutral.html Is gender important? Read more

The 27 January 2012 by Periscope
Current, Society
Wikipedia Blacked Out in Protest of SOPA: Was It Worth It?

The blacked out Wikipedia page SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, currently being considered by the House of Representatives in the US, and PIPA, the Protect... Read more

The 19 January 2012 by Periscope
Current, Society, Tech
Choi Xoo Ang - Flying Hands - Crowded Faces - Tiny Human Beings

For his ultra-realistic down-scaled figurative sculptures, Korean-born artist Choi Xoo Ang uses materials such as oil paint, acrylic, resin, and stainless steel. Read more

The 27 January 2012 by Freeplanet
Society
Bees in the Mouth... and the Monsanto Super-bee.

Me, I love coincidences, it's how our Planet tells us that something's not right.Ready?Had a dream this morning where I was being held in some stone dungeon. Read more

The 28 January 2012 by Freeplanet
Society
Tickled Pink

I love the color pink. I alwayshave loved pink, and don’t anticipate that I’ll ever stop loving pink. As amatter of fact, I’m wearing pink as I write this.... Read more

The 29 January 2012 by Starofdavida
From Unwanted to Anything They Want to Be

A few months ago in Maharashtra,a district in India,a number of girls changed their names. This is a big deal because the name,Nakusa or Nakushi, means... Read more

The 03 January 2012 by Starofdavida
Religion, Society
The Assassination of Iranian Scientists is Not Terrorism

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. A few days ago in Iran a top nuclear scientist from the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, was... Read more

The 17 January 2012 by Realizingresonance
Society
‘The Obamas’ Book Causes Controversy

First Lady Michelle Obama. Photo credit: Lawrence Jackson, official White House photo The forthcoming book on the Obama White House is generating considerable... Read more

The 10 January 2012 by Periscope
Books, Current, Politics, Society