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I’m declaring Friday Oct 29th to be Don’t Pray for Hitchens Day. I am calling on non-believers and believers alike to not pray for him.
Tea Party or Whiskey Rebellion?
The movement chose the wrong historical precedent when it selected the Boston Tea Party of 1773, a genuinely revolutionary event, as its symbol. Todays Tea Party movement is much more like the misguided and ill-fated Whiskey Rebellion of the early 1790s, during the first term of Americas first president, George Washington. … When Congress in… Continue reading Tea Party or Whiskey Rebellion?
Tea Party Cylons?
A reader writes: The Tea Partiers were created by Republicans. They devolved. They rebelled. They look and feel like Republicans. There are many copies. And they have a plan. (Maybe) From Quote For The Day Too good not to share
Friday Oct 29th is Don’t Pray for Hitchens Day
Stricken with cancer and fragile from chemotherapy, author and Slate columnist Christopher Hitchens is standing by his atheist beliefs: He will not take part in a prayer day devoted to him. From Video: Christopher Hitchens won’t attend a prayer day in his honor. – – Slate Magazine I’m declaring Friday Oct 29th to be Don’t… Continue reading Friday Oct 29th is Don’t Pray for Hitchens Day
Lenny Bruce was feeling “A little Gay”
After serving 30 months in the Navy and participating in four overseas invasions during World War II, comedian Lenny Bruce went to the sick bay on the U.S.S. Brooklyn in May 1945 to report that he was feeling a little gay. From Lenny Bruce’s Gay Naval Ruse This just may be the funniest Lenny Bruce… Continue reading Lenny Bruce was feeling “A little Gay”
Op-Ed Columnist – The Marriage Ideal – NYTimes.com
What we think of as traditional marriage is not universal. The default family arrangement in many cultures, modern as well as ancient, has been polygamy, not monogamy. The default mode of child-rearing is often communal, rather than two parents nurturing their biological children. … The point of this ideal is not that other relationships have… Continue reading Op-Ed Columnist – The Marriage Ideal – NYTimes.com
America Goes Dark
Meanwhile, a country that once amazed the world with its visionary investments in transportation, from the Erie Canal to the Interstate Highway System, is now in the process of unpaving itself: in a number of states, local governments are breaking up roads they can no longer afford to maintain, and returning them to gravel. …… Continue reading America Goes Dark
Why Is Deflation Bad? – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com
Why Is Deflation Bad? A number of readers have asked me to explain why deflation is a bad thing; and the truth is that while Ive alluded to the issue a number of times, Im not sure if Ive ever laid out the whole case. So here goes. From Why Is Deflation Bad? – Paul… Continue reading Why Is Deflation Bad? – Paul Krugman Blog – NYTimes.com
Is Anthony Weiner an Angry Loon?
In this age of cable and YouTube, millions of people evidently saw the one-minute-plus clip. But there has been relatively little focus on why the substantive debate that sparked it matters. More broadly, while I appreciate the concern over the future of civility in politics, I believe a little raw anger right now is justified.… Continue reading Is Anthony Weiner an Angry Loon?
Who are the liberal birthers?
41 percent of Republicans say Obama was definitely or probably born in another country. Why do so many Americans believe such a silly thing? And why are Republicans so much more likely to believe it? From Poll: 41 percent of Republicans think Obama wasn’t born in America – Birthers – Salon.com If the media does… Continue reading Who are the liberal birthers?