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LATEST ARTICLES ( 55 )

• Drone Strikes and School Shootings… NOT the Same Thing!

  

  (Preface: Sometimes I think I should just start recording these rants and putting them up on YouTube instead of these long-ass chunks of text on here, but... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Stop Instagramming Your Perfect Life | RELEVANT Magazine

  

  Let’s choose community. Let’s stop comparing. Let’s start connecting. Some days when I sit down at my laptop, instead of choosing to be an observer via Facebook... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On Rob Portman’s Marriage Equality Reversal

  

  Among the headlines this week has been news that Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has reversed his stance on marriage equality – or, as is still the colloquial, gay... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• After the #StandwithRand: A Not-so-anti-drone Bill

  

  Sen. Rand Paul (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Days after an epic 13-hour filibuster which made even me #StandwithRand, even if fleetingly (one glance at his official... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• #StandwithRand: A Symbolic, But Significant, Filibuster

  

  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)As I type this, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has moved into his 12th hour of his standing, spoken filibuster. He only... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Video: Wealth Inequality in America

  We are so far removed from socialism, either in its pure/theoretical form or in its form as practiced and enforced in the Soviet Union, Cuba, etc., that it... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Sequester: Congress Forgets Its Safe Word | The Economist

  Clearly, if we’re looking for an incentive that will drive politicians with deep disagreements over the role of government to compromise on a budget, an... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Titanic II: It’s Not Just a Bad Movie Anymore

  

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  Posted on 27 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Journalism: It’s More Than Just Having a Blog

  

  Journalism Notebook (Photo credit: planeta)With the proliferation of social media, blogs and, well, just life online, certain concepts and terms are blurred,... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 CAREER, CURRENT, DEBATE, MEDIA, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• MotherJones.com Explores Tea Party Realities in Florida

  MotherJones.com put out an article this week exploring the disturbing, funny-if-it-weren’t-actually-true, consequences of Tea Party influence on the state of... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Syria: The Death of a Country | The Economist

  Syria is more dangerous today than it was in October, when this newspaper called for a no-fly zone in order to ground Mr Assad’s air force. Mr Obama’s policy... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Quickie: Welfare and Drugs, Politicans and Brains

  A random thought… People are so gung-ho about administering drug tests to potential welfare recipients because, you know, if you’re poor, you must be on... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What's It Like to Wear Google's Glass?

  Reblogged from Reason and Politics: Google has released another preview of what the interface looks like. I want one.... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sequestration: Lots of Blame but Little Work

  

  Like a junkie begging for just one more fix before they get straight, these politicos keep begging for one more election before they face facts. Math isn’t... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Video: Gay Parents Bashed: What Would You Do?

  VIDEO Posted on February 14, 2013 by Kamil Zawadzki This was a very interesting piece from ABC’s show, What Would You Do?. It’s very revealing, not just about... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama’s Drone War: Terror, Transparency and Justice

  The hot topic this week has shifted largely from immigration reform or gun control to the Obama Administration’s drone warfare policy. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Guns in America and Switzerland: Completely Different Cultures

  

  And that is the biggest cultural difference on the subject of gun ownership between Swiss and U.S. nationals: Americans are at war with one another; they are... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Assault Weapons Ban Probably Dead For Now

  

  Reblogged from Reason and Politics: It looks like the assault weapons ban is not going to happen. The 60 votes that are required to pass anything in the... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Q&A: Guns, Cities and the Death of Hadiya Pendleton

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  Posted on 04 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Brittany Gibbons: Fat Shaming Doesn’t Work – Here’s Why

  

  Because that’s the thing; we have feelings. Not just hunger cravings or exhaustion, but real-life feelings. Reminding me I’m fat, threatening me with being... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY