Ed Brayton has a very moving (to me) post today about the progressive acceptance of equality in the face of […]
pareidolia, religion, science, skepticism
Pareidolia of the day: Holy sh!t!
Today’s incidence of pareidolia is a doozy. Or a doo-….no, I’m just not going there. The title for this post […]
freedom of speech
First Amendment quiz
Reading all of the commentaries yesterday about how little Americans appreciate the significance of Independence Day (or the 4th of […]
follow-up, skepticism
“….Seriously?” Part: the end
…and cue the inevitable “Can’t we all just get along?” post. Hemant Mehta does a good job of summarizing the […]
feminism, follow-up, skepticism
“…Seriously?” part 2
Somebody purporting to be Richard Dawkins apparently made some rather idiotic comments on Pharyngula of the “people have it worse […]
feminism skepticism
“….Seriously?” of the day
“Context matters” is the title Jen McCreight gives to a recent blog post on flirting behavior at conferences, but “Incredible […]
LGBT, politics
Favorite reactions to New York legalizing gay marriage
From Radley Balko: “New York legalizes gay marriage. In protest, Newt Gingrich promptly divorces his third wife.” From Popehat: “I […]
Uncategorized
The daughter test
…also known as one of the more offensive and stupid ways of thinking about policy I’ve heard. Offered, surprisingly, by […]
freedom of speech, politics
Being rude to the police: dumb, not criminal
…and it is only dumb because it will be treated, often successfully, as criminal. But not this time: Man who […]