I came across a commentary by Brian Montopoli at the CBS blog Political Hotsheet which makes some interesting points. He notes that his own coverage of the Iowa straw polls has been criticized by Paul supporters who objected to the candidate not getting enough space, accompanied by the inevitable “RON […]
Read MoreJon Stewart wonders how Ron Paul became the 13th floor in the media’s hotel
The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook We do live in a bizarre political universe, don’t we? Ron Paul being ignored isn’t new– this is, basically, the same thing that happened in 2008’s presidential election. There’s just something extra creepy and […]
Read MoreWhy Lewis Black won’t joke about Sarah Palin
I understand….I understand.
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…on the April 18th beating of a trans woman at McDonald’s in Maryland: From dallasvoice: Teona Brown, 19, has pled guilty Thursday, Aug. 4, to first degree assault charges and a hate crime charge in connection with the beating of transgender woman Chrissy Polis last April in Towson, Md. The attack was captured […]
Read MoreThe perils of confusing libertarians and right-wingers
Exhibit A: You might make as big a fool of yourself as Lawrence O’Donnell did. See, there is this video making the rounds of a reporter from Reason magazine talking to Matt Damon (the actor) about incentives to perform one’s job, comparing actors to teachers. But much more important than […]
Read MoreThis just in: free birth control will bring about the apocalypse
GOP congressman says free birth control will end the human race, said a headline that I was very reluctant to believe. Someone claims that? Seriously? But I was pretty much wrong: GOP Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) suggested that providing free birth control would lead to the end of the entire […]
Read MoreNew blog network: FreethoughtBlogs
My friend Ed Brayton who currently blogs at Dispatches From the Culture Wars on Scienceblogs is launching a new blogging network specifically for skeptical/humanist concerns called FreethoughtBlogs on Monday, August 1st. You can see the event announcement on Facebook here, and here is the description given: A new blog network […]
Read MoreA reminder on perspective regarding victimhood…
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Read MoreSpeculations on the economics of sterilization: Denmark edition
From the blog of Dan Ariely, professor of behavioral economics: The Economics of Sterilization When it comes to sterilization, Denmark has had a rather turbulent history. In 1929, in the midst of rising social concerns regarding an increase in sex crimes and general “degeneracy,” the Danish government passed legislation bordering on […]
Read MoreAnother message to Rick Santorum from Dan Savage
Dan Savage’s New Threat to Rick Santorum from Dan Savage
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