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• Columbian Wins Stage 20 & Vaults Into 2nd

  

  Stage 20, the last mountain stage of this year's Tour de France, was a short leg (only 125 kilometers) but still provided a significant challenge for the riders. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Medically-Accurate Sex Education Works

  

  (This chart was made using CDC figures from their latest report on births in U.S.) There is more evidence now that real medical-accurate sex education works to... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Racism Is Still A Problem In U.S. - Whether Whites Want To Admit It Or Not

  

  The charts above were constructed with information from the newest Gallup Poll on racial attitudes in the United States. The poll was done between June 13th... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Uphold Right Of Terrorists To Buy Guns In The United States

  

  (The image above is from newsjunkiepost.com.) After the 9/11 tragedy, the United States government created a "no fly" list. The list is of people suspected to b... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Froome Holds Off Rivals In Tough Stage 19

  

  Stage 19 of this year's Tour de France was a golden opportunity for competitors to cut into the lead of Yellow Jersey wearer Christopher Froome. The 204. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Stock Market Is No Longer An Indicator Of A Healthy Economy

  

  (Image is from stockmarketshareprices.net.) There was a time when the stock market was an indicator of how healthy the economy of the country was. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• # Of Atheists In Prison Is A Worthless Statistic

  

  Another blogger, a fellow atheist, has asked for and received some new statistics on the number of people in prison who claim to be atheists. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Are Still Disgusted With Congress

  

  A new Gallup Poll has been released about whether Americans approve of the job Congress is doing -- and unsurprisingly, they still overwhelmingly disapprove. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• French & U.S. Riders Battle To Win Stage 18

  

  The difficult climbs of stage 18 of the 100th Tour de France provided the background for a French and an American rider to shine. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Lindsey Graham Has Another Stupid Idea

  

  I swear some of our politicians don't bother to think before they speak. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has decided he knows what to do about documen... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ignorance On First Amendment Rights

  

  I'm constantly being amazed at the ignorance of far too many American citizens. Significant percentages of the population know very little about our history or... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Forbes Rates Most Valuable Sports Teams

  

  (The image above is from ehow.com.) Soccer is still a minor sport in the United States as far a money goes (although it is growing fast), but it still reigns... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Froome Wins The Tour's Stage 17 Time Trial

  

  Yellow Jersey leader Christopher Froome showed he is going to be very hard to beat for this year's Tour de France -- and he did it by winning the difficult... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reid Stands Firm And GOP Backs Down

  

  (The image above is from the website of The Huffington Post.) The Senate Republicans have been holding up several of President Obama's nominations for critical... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wendy Davis: The Next Governor Of Texas?

  

  Donations flow to Davis for potential gubernatorial run Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• NYC Democrats In A Forgiving Mood ?

  

  A few months ago it looked like the political careers of Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer were over. Both were caught in some extra-marital sexual misconduct... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Portuguese Rider Wins Stage 16 Of Tour

  

  The mountain climbs of stage 16 of this year's Tour de France were not super difficult, but they were conducive to allowing a breakaway group to outdistance... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 SPORTS

• Opportunity Knocks & GOP Locks The Door

  

  As I have discussed before, the Republican Party did very poorly among Hispanic voters in the last presidential election. Romney was only able to corral around... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Speaks Out On Zimmerman Verdict And Racial Justice In United States

  

  I was not surprised by the verdict in the Zimmerman case, but I was disappointed. Because it shows that this country still has a long way to go toward... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Says A Grassroots Progressive Movement Is Needed In The United States

  

  (The image on the left, from sanders.senate.gov, shows Senator Sanders marching in a Vermont 4th of July parade.) The sad fact is that our government is... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY