April 24, 2013
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After my previous post on profiling in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, I wasn’t naive enough to think that I’d be done with the subject for a while. But I didn’t expect to be returning to the subject … Continue reading
March 21, 2013
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“If you want to stop rape, start with men.” Those were the words the tumbled out of my mouth while discussing with coworkers the recent verdicts in the Steubenville rape case, and the deplorable responses from media outlets like CNN … Continue reading
March 18, 2013
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I’m not sure which is more despicable. First, CNN spends more time grieving the impact of the guilty verdict on the lives of the two convicted rapists in Steubenville, than discussing the impact of the actual rape on the life … Continue reading
March 12, 2013
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As Robert Borosage wrote, “Too Big Too Fail” has become “Too Big To Jail.” According to attorney general, our big banks have gotten so big that bringing criminal charges against them for blatantly criminal acts “will have a negative impact … Continue reading
January 17, 2013
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Under normal circumstances, I would find Booman’s suggestiona little extreme: It can’t be done. But one thing that would settle this gun controversy for good would be if the police published the real images from those classrooms at Sandy Hook. … Continue reading
January 16, 2013
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Today, President Obama signed a broad array of executive orders to curb gun violence, in what was the boldest Presidential action against gun violence since the Clinton administration. In a speech that recalled the shootings in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, … Continue reading
January 14, 2013
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Vice President Joe Biden met with members of the House Democrats’ gun violence task force today to discuss a way forward for gun control legislation in Congress. Biden will present the task force’s proposals for addressing gun violence. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading
December 18, 2012
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For decades, the conservative agenda rested upon a three-legged stool of “culture war” issues: “God, guns, and gays.” I’ve covered in previous posts how the outcome of the 2012 election pretty much knocked out two legs of that ideological three … Continue reading
December 14, 2012
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I should have known better than to look, when I saw an alert pop up from CNN. But I looked. This is what I saw. It didn’t help matters that I immediately looked at the clock and realized my own … Continue reading
November 20, 2012
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Never admitting defeat, even at the ballot box, the anti-gay right is now telling clerks in Maryland, Washington, and Main how to avoid issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom is advising clerks in … Continue reading
August 17, 2012
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As I’ve noted before, we have a saying in the south that often applies to national politics: “A hit dog will holler”: A hit dog will holler: when a group of folks find themselves in a troublesome situation, more often … Continue reading
August 13, 2012
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This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Aurora ShootingI have not yet had time to read all the details about the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, let alone process all of my thoughts about it. … Continue reading
August 10, 2012
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I’m probably going to take this just couple of steps too far. But it’s too hard to resist, and I think its a valid point. Back in 2007, right-wing water-carrier Dinesh D’Souza made a big splash when he published The … Continue reading
July 30, 2012
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This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Aurora ShootingIn my previous post about the Aurora shooting and shooter, I wrote: So, we don’t have to ask how he could have amassed such a large personal arsenal. We … Continue reading
July 24, 2012
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This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Aurora ShootingAfter reading more about the shooting in Aurora, CO, I’ve come to a conclusion about what we should do in the aftermath of yet another horrendous mass murder. I … Continue reading
July 20, 2012
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I don’t have a lot to say about the shooting in Aurora, CO, in which 12 people were killed and 38 injured during an early morning preview of new Batman flick The Dark Night Rises, except to say that … Continue reading
July 3, 2012
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I’ve followed news of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal and the trial of former Penn State Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky pretty closely. My Reability and Instapaper reading lists and archives include a number of news stories and longer … Continue reading
June 26, 2012
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> I’ll be honest. Sometimes I actually kinda like being able to say, "I told you so." But most of the time I don’t. This is one of those times I don’t, because this is one of those stories that … Continue reading
June 1, 2012
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Ed. Note: Jessica Valenti’s post at The Nation alerted me that yesterday was the third anniversary of the assassination of Dr. George Tiller. Valenti asks “What Would George Tiller Do?” about the recent attacks on women’s reproductive freedom. Today is … Continue reading
June 1, 2012
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Ed. Note: Jessica Valenti’s post at The Nation alerted me that yesterday was the third anniversary of the assassination of Dr. George Tiller. Valenti asks “What Would George Tiller Do?” about the recent attacks on women’s reproductive freedom. Today is … Continue reading