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• Only A Small Percentage In The U.S. Are Anti-Muslim Bigots

  

  Anyone who has paid any attention to any kind of media in the last few years (especially the internet), will have undoubtably run into a lot of bigotry regardin... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Parents Don't Worry About Toy Safety

  

  I thought this poll was appropriate for today -- the one day of the year when more children receive toys than any other day. It is from a recent Rasmussen Poll... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Incomes Climbing For Wealthy - But Not For Others

  

  As we end 2014, the Pew Research Center (using federal income data) shows us what is happening to incomes in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Marriage Equality Is Growing Rapidly In The U.S.

  

  These two maps, found at Daily Kos, show the progress that has been made toward establishing marriage equality in just the last year. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Freedom Of The Press Disappearing In The U.S. ?

  

  Americans like to think we are a free country with a free press, and that we lead the rest of the world in both of those things. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Great Musician Is Gone

  

  (This photo of Joe Cocker at the Isle of Wight Festival is from BBC News.) The world is a little bit sadder today for music lovers. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should Democrats Just Write-Off The South ?

  

  (This image is from the website mapssite.blogspot.com.) It is no secret that the Democratic Party did very poorly in the South in the last election. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sony Bows To Public Pressure - Reconsiders Movie Release

  

  I'm sure you have heard by now of the hacking of the e-mail accounts of Sony. Supposedly it was done to prevent the release of their new comedy about the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• "Draft Warren" Movement Is Not Hurting Hillary Clinton

  

  Two progressive (i.e., very liberal) organizations, Move On and Democracy for America, have decided that Hillary Clinton is not liberal enough for them -- and... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Americans Prefer Alternative Energy Development

  

  The recent budget bill that passed and was signed into law cut money for the development of alternative energy sources. It wasn't as big a cut as the House had... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Marriage Equality Nears Its Endgame In The U.S.

  

  (The map above is from the website Freedom To Marry.) After many years of no progress at all, it is remarkable how quickly progress is being made on marriage... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nurses Rate Highest On Honesty & Ethics (Congress Lowest)

  

  The Gallup Poll has put out its yearly survey on what people think of various professions. This latest one was done between December 8th and 11th of a random... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Should Christian Symbols Be Alone On Public Property ?

  

  Each year we hear the cry that there is a "war on christmas" -- and one reason is that christians want only there symbols (usually a nativity scene) to be... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Ten "Non-Commandments" Of Atheism

  

  The website Atheist Mind Humanist Heart recently held a contest to determine what atheists would consider to be their Ten Non-Commandments. There were over... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Still Feeling Effects Of The 2008 Financial Crisis

  

  These charts were made from the Economist / YouGov Poll done between December 13th and 15th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a margin of error... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Says The Torturers Should Be Prosecuted

  

  There can be no debate anymore. The United States government did use torture methods in a failed attempt to get information. It was done both by CIA... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Race (And Racism) Rebounds As A Serious Issue In U.S.

  

  Only a fool would think this country has no race problems, but in the last few months several other problems have overshadowed race as the most serious problem... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Leads Possible GOP Candidates In Recent Polls

  

  (This caricature Of Hillary Clinton is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) One of my favorite websites is that of RealClearPolitics. They keep track of all the... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Investors Back The GOP - But Do Better Under Democrats

  

  (The image above, from the Huffington Post, is of Wall Street on October 29th of 1929 as it suffered a disastrous crash during the presidency of Republican... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republican Whining Over Cuba Makes No Sense

  

  (This image of Cuba is from the website cubaninsider.) As expected, the congressional Republicans have gone ballistic over President Obama's effort to restore... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY