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• Spirits of Sapir-Whorf

  

  I’ve been thinking, in English, about how thinking in English affects my ability to comprehend concepts, ideas, and stories that have been translated from... Read more

  The 25 February 2013 by   Cris
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• Joe Biden: “Buy A Shotgun” Instead Of An AR-15

  

  In a recent interview, Joe Biden gave a bit home defense advise to a Facebook questioner, “Kate, if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun,... Read more

  The 21 February 2013 by   Reasoningpolitics
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• George Will: Solitary Confinement as Torture

  

  Alan BeanThanks to Gene Elliott for bringing this column to my attention. George Will generally writes from a conservative perspective, but he thinks... Read more

  The 21 February 2013 by   Alanbean
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• Newsweek: Where Have All the Babies Gone?

  

  In this week’s issue of Newsweek, Joel Kotkin and Harry Siegel write about the declining U.S. birthrate. The interesting article states that young adults,... Read more

  The 21 February 2013 by   Real Talk
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• Movies in The Age of Obama

  

  DEEPER EXTRA: MOVIES IN THE AGE OF OBAMAMichael Witte's artwork in the New York Times depicts, clockwise from top left, Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, The... Read more

  The 21 February 2013 by   Edwardober5
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• Rubio

  

  Senator Marco Rubio made the rebuttal speech to the President's State of the Union address. His unfortunate awkwardness with a water bottle was made much of by... Read more

  The 21 February 2013 by   Doggone
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• Media Outrage – Antonio F. Branco

  

  Antonio F. Branco Now Featured on Net Right Daily Read more

  The 19 February 2013 by   Dltmontana
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• Black Holes of Davida: Michael Bloomberg

  

  Since Michael Bloomberg has been mayor of New York City, my hometown and current city of residence, since I was seven years old, he’s the only mayor I can reall... Read more

  The 18 February 2013 by   Starofdavida
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• Can Genetically Modified Food Save Lives?

  

  Slate has posted a compelling case for genetically modified foods. In the last 12 years, over 8 million children have died of vitamin A deficiency. The culprit... Read more

  The 18 February 2013 by   Reasoningpolitics
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• Bertrand Russell On Religion

  

  The following two paragraphs are from a speech given in 1927 by Bertrand Russell (pictured above) entitled "Why I Am Not A Christian". Read more

  The 17 February 2013 by   Jobsanger
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