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
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
March 26, 2012
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What would Trayvon Martin tell us about his last moments, if he could tell us anything? Unfortunately, there are no recordings of 911 called made by Trayvon Martin. That doesn’t mean he’s not heard on the 911 calls that have … Continue reading
March 23, 2012
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Update: Damn. I forgot to add Mark Zuckerberg. And Rachel Maddow. And Dan Savage. [H/t E.J. Graff.] Update: It just gets better. I keep hearing that Zimmerman was wearing a hoodie, too. Let’s play “One of These Things Is Not … Continue reading
March 23, 2012
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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Whose Son Will Be The Next Trayvon Martin? Author Elizabeth Stone, in an often quoted observation, once noted that “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is … Continue reading
March 22, 2012
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This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Whose Son Will Be The Next Trayvon Martin?I wrote earlier that I sometimes walk our oldest son to school, and watch him until I just can’t see him anymore. It’s … Continue reading
February 2, 2012
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This entry is part 26 of 26 in the series poisonous parentingI mentioned earlier that I’ve been doing a bit of writing about the GOP candidates for the day job. Those posts are limited to policy issues, usually economic policy. … Continue reading
October 12, 2011
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Typical, isn’t it? The guy who spearheaded the fight to legalize guns in bars — at least in Tennessee — has been arrested for driving under the influence. That makes two things in his car that were loaded, because he … Continue reading