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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1995 )

• Why Would Muslims Be Antagonistic? Why AREN'T They?

  Several stories have caught my attention in the past few days.  One was the news that between 2000 and 2014, hate crimes against Muslims had increased 800%, eve... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Last Gasp of the Leith NoDak Takeover Attempt by Craig Cobb, Trump Supporter

  

  In the 2016 election cycle, no surprise, given the pandering to white supremacists by Donald Drumpf and his family, Craig Cobb is a supporter.  Last October... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The GOP Primary in Wisconsin by the Numbers, Conservatives Dislike Their...

  

  In spite of the high voter turnout there is a lack of enthusiasm for both of the leading GOP candidates that was on show in the primary in next-door Wisconsin. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• It's Science, Stupid!

  

  The gun-obsessed insist on a faulty reasoning, that if you restrict guns, only criminals will have guns.  That is not true, in nations where guns are much more... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Conservatives Either Don't KNOW the Basics of Biology, Or They Are Eager to...

  

  I have long contended that conservatives generally, and Minnesota conservatives specifically, do not have a good grasp of basic biology - the stuff you should b... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• John Oliver Correctly Identifies What is Wrong with Trump on Nukes Use

  

  The right consistently goes with emotion over reason. The right is belligerently anti-intellectual; they are at best antagonistic to knowledge and to people... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• ASSLaw, So Aptly Named, Although Greedy ASSLaw Would Have More Truth in...

  

  Conservatives promote their own alternate economics schools to promote wealth and income inequality policies ASSLAW. I did not make this up. I swear, I did not... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Audacity of Privelege

  In my earliest years in school I generally detested writing.  In high school, English and anything relating to its use were always the areas in which I struggle... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Little Bit of Friday Fun for April Fool's Day 2016

  

  Even while being entertained, one should beware manipulation and continue to think critically. The video, while charming, is a rear projection. It is not... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Right Wing Nuts Promoting Islamophobia, Part 2

  We saw it last fall, when some dumb bunny conservative bigot parent in Florida didn't want her kids learning "Ay-rabic Numerals". Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Right Wing Nuts Promoting Islamophobia, Part 1

  

  Too often I find that what I write is prompted by a catalyst or inspiration to repudiate some hateful ignorance I find promoted by faulty right wing media,... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Violence on the Right, Misogyny on the Right

  

  And for those who are wondering about this stripper chomping attorney working for the top spot campaign manager of the Trump campaign who appears to have been... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Republican Math Never Adds Up; Republicans Apparently Don't Understand Simple...

  

  potential economic downward spiralunder proposed Republican candidatess policiesespecially, Donald Trump/Drumpf's Let me be clear; I have no doubt that those wh... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Hat Tip to Pharyngula - The American COLLEGE of Pediatricians is Bogus, the...

  In writing earlier today about the hatred on the right for anything related to sex, gender and human sexuality, the following is worth sharing from Pharyngula. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Republicans Don't Just Hate PP, They Hate Sex and Women.

  

  One of my colleagues, Dan Burns over at Minnesota Progressive Project (disclaimer, I also write for them) wrote an interesting piece today on the MN GOP... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Under the Headings of Unintended Consequencs and 'Be Careful What You Wish...

  

  Dear North Carolina, WHAT were you thinking?  ARE you capable of thinking? When will you start rethinking this decision; how many people and corporations will... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Silliest Conspiracy Theory This Week!

  The dumbest conspiracy theory of the week started (of course) by right wing conspiracy crazies; but sadly, a few left wing election cycle watchers fell for it... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• As Trump and Cruz Continue to Advance as Nominees on the ...

  

  As Trump and Cruz continue to advance as nominees on the right, and with the conduct of their supporters.............we may need to revisit being called the... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Right Wing Can't Win Fairly, So They Try to Win by LYING, This Time About...

  Yesterday there was a video circulating that purported to show Bill Clinton bashing the Obama administration on behalf of Hillary Clinton - in spite of the... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Solidarity with Belgium!

  

  We share the grief with those in Belgium after the terrorist attacks, and applaud their courage and resolution, their national response, in the face of... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2016 DEBATE, SOCIETY