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Karl Rove Takes On The Tea Party

Yes, that Karl Rove. He is among many establishment Republicans who are trying to rid themselves of the crazy and unelectable candidates that the Tea Party has put forth.Mother... Read more

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Scandinavia Shows the Right And Left How Its Done

Must. Travel. There.According to The Economist’s special report, the Scandinavian countries of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland are quickly becoming examples of how to... Read more

LATEST ARTICLES BY PAPERBLOGGERS

Letter from a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan

Pic of an unnamed 4th Recon MarineI received this essay, written by a Recon U.S. Marine in Afghanistan, as an email from FOTM reader Ken L. Read more

The 28 February 2013 by Eowyn
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Could Machines Make Discoveries No Human Could Possibly Understand?

An article at Slate floats a fascinating question: “what happens when machines are so powerful they can make discoveries no human could possibly understand?”... Read more

The 28 February 2013 by Reasoningpolitics
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Colorado Creationism Bill Dies In Comittee

Another attempt to treat superstition as the equivalent of science has failed to pass a state legislature. This time, Colorado state Republicans tried, and... Read more

The 06 February 2013 by Reasoningpolitics
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Biodynamic Farming - Rudolph Steiner - Chemical Free Farming

BIODYNAMIC FARMING seems to be a reversion to ancient esoteric practices: respecting the seasons and the electromagnetic influence of the earth, the moon and th... Read more

The 18 February 2013 by Freeplanet
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Gop = Hypocrisy

NO woman should be forced to have her rapist's child. NO woman should be denied the choice to have an abortion of this jackass's child either. The GOP needs to... Read more

The 24 February 2013 by Doggone
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The Problem With Assault Weapons Bans

Ruger Mini 14An AR-15 style rifleAs I have pointed out before, the problem with banning ‘assault weapons’ lies with the difficulty in defining one in the first... Read more

The 17 February 2013 by Reasoningpolitics
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Mississippi Finally Ratifies 13th Amendment, Which Ended Slavery

My first thought was that the this had been some sort of political statement back in 1865 but I was wrong. Due to a clerical error, the 13th Amendment to the... Read more

The 19 February 2013 by Reasoningpolitics
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NRA’s LaPierre Flip-Flops on Universal Background Checks

Did you know that in 1999, after the Columbine High School massacre, the National Rifle Association’s very own Wayne LaPierre testified in favor of universal... Read more

The 01 February 2013 by Kzawadzki
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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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1st Grader Transgender Boy Wants to Use Girls Bathroom

Colorado parents of transgender 1st-grader file complaint over restroom banDenver Post: The parents of a transgender 6-year-old have filed a complaint with the... Read more

The 28 February 2013 by Eowyn
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