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• How Much Should Politics Occupy Our Minds?

  Well hello there, internet. It’s been some time since I posted to Reason and Politics. My time was not wasted, however. Summer was wonderful this year in... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Opponents Of Same-Sex Marriage Are Wrong

  

  ForbesIn case you missed it, today the Supreme Court heard arguments for and against same-sex marriage. Based on today’s hearing, the Court could decide that... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Tea Party Boycotts Fox News For Being Too Liberal

  

  Now this is a bizarre development: Tea Party members have decided to boycott Fox News because they feel the network has shifted too far to the left. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Colorado Passes Same Sex Union Bill

  

  Another state on its way to approving marriage equality Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 DEBATE, LGBTQ, MARRIAGE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Arkansas To Replace Medicaid With Obamacare

  

  Well this is an interesting development. Arkansas Gov. Mike Bebe (D) is pursuing a creative plan to provide health coverage to poor and low income workers in hi... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jon Huntsman’s Primary Woes Explained

  

  Daniel Larison writing for The American Conservative explains why Huntsman failed to gain any traction in the 2012 Republican primaries. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 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

  Posted on 28 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Chris Christie Expands Medicaid Coverage In NJ

  Chris Christie announced today that New Jersey would be participating expanding Medicaid through the Obamacare provisions. The Huffington Post... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Are American Doctors Overpaid?

  

  American doctors are vastly overpaid when compared to their peers in other advanced nations, according to Matthew Yglesias in Slate. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Partisans Feel They Are Entitled To Their Own Facts

  

  Yesterday I wrote about Oliver Stone’s selective use of history to sell a pre-existing narrative about the 20th century. Today I’d like to explore how partisan... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New York Review Of Books Eviscerates Oliver Stone’s ‘History’ Book

  

  Oliver Stone’s new ‘history’ book, The Untold History of The United States, has been on the shelves for a few months now. Stone has already made his rounds on... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, DEBATE, HISTORY, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Never Let The Internet Pick The Name For Something In Space

  

  When you allow the internet to vote on what to name something in space, lets say a moon of Pluto, expect something to stupid to happen. Well that’s exactly... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Training Children For Militia Duty Child Abuse?

  

  REUTERS/Brian BlancoReuters has featured a very disturbing article and photo gallery that shows parents training their children for militia duty. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• David Frum: The Conservative Media Is Killing Conservatism

  

  David FrumOnce again the right-wing media/entertainment complex has reported rumor as truth. This time, according to David Frum in his new National Post... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Medicare Spending Projections Drop By $511 Billion

  

  As I have posted before, our debt problem is directly tied to our healthcare problem; we spend way too much on substandard care, when compared with the rest of... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jon Huntsman: Gay Marriage Is A Conservative Cause

  

  EsquireJon Huntsan once again shows why he could be the one to save the GOP from itself with his new op-ed at The American Conservative. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Joe Biden: “Buy A Shotgun” Instead Of An AR-15

  

  In a recent interview, Joe Biden gave a bit home defense advise to a Facebook questioner, “Kate, if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun,... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dick Cheney, Colin Powell Featured In Pro-Gay Marriage Campaign

  Huffington Post reports on a new ad scheduled to run this Sunday:The Respect for Marriage Coalition, a group that supports same-sex marriage, is launching a $1... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Andrew Sullivan: The Destruction Of Capitalism Demands A Welfare State

  

  Andrew Sullivan in a new piece explains how the brutal and destructive efficiency of capitalism can create social unrest and lead directly to the modern... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 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

  Posted on 19 February 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY