Recent Blog Posts
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Dealbreakers
What’s the point of having a dealbreaker list that you share with the world? I’m mulling this question over in my head after my blogroll linked to a post called “Dealbreakers” on Big Think. It was inspired by a post with the same name at Pandagon, which was in turn loosely based on 1) a…
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A contentious proposition
So Warren Jeffs is apparently in a coma. After receiving a life sentence for sexually assaulting underage FLDS followers, he has refused to eat or drink in prison and now, three weeks into that sentence, is in “critical but stable” condition. I reiterate my belief that criminals sentenced to life in prison should be able…
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Dan Savage on the evolution of straight gaydar
Salon has an interview with Dan Savage titled “The evolution of Dan Savage” which is a pretty good read if you’re not very familiar with the progression of his career, and includes an interesting (to me) bit about his motivation for starting the It Gets Better Project: One of the things that was a wake-up…
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Jon 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 ironic about it given that,…