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Gun Control and Adam Lanza’s Assault Rifle
The end of the world was supposed to be on December 21st. December 14th felt more like it. On December 14th, Adam Lanza went on a mass killing spree that…
Digital Rage: Don’t Engage the Crazy
Anonymity and incivility on the high seas of the cyber-sphere. Don't say things on the internet you wouldn't say straight to someone's face.…
Affordable Care Act, Liberty and Clintonʼs Penny
Nothing, in recent times, has exposed the schism in the American spirit like the brouhaha surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a/k/a “Obamacare”. The great debate regarding the health of…
George Zimmerman, Presumption Of Innocence And Mob Mentality
With all the media coverage surrounding the death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, and the local Florida law enforcement’s handling of the matter, it’s impossible not to feel that…
They Want To Destroy Public Education
To give them the benefit of the doubt, maybe politicians really want what is best for our children, but are themselves failing at the education business. Or, is there an…
A Nation of Dupes
I will never understand how so many people have been duped into believing that private insurance companies' profit margins are more important than their own health.…
Coming soon: Van Gogh’s Missing Ear
The psychologist, Frank Xavier Barron, who spent most of his career studying creativity and personality said, “The creative person is both more primitive and more cultivated, more destructive, a lot…
North Koreans mournfully weeping the loss of a despot (video)
After the news of the death of their dear leader, Kim Jong-il, North Koreans sobbed and wept inconsolably, all for the loss of a mad man as shown in this…
Newt Gingrich attacks judicial branch as “un-American” (Video)
Newt's latest wild idea is to abolish the judiciary, at least the parts he doesn't like and deems "un-American."…
It’s time for occupiers to tighten up their message
Surely there is someone among the occupy movement who knows something about marketing and public relations.…
Brownback learns hard way, teenage girls can be bad asses
I happen to know from experience that a strong-willed, free-thinking teenage girl is a formidable opponent, and not to be trifled with in a heavy-handed manner. I am the father…
Robert Krulwich: The truth about Thanksgiving and turkeys (Can you handle it?)
Robert Krulwich debunks myths about the first Thanksgiving and how the turkey came to be the meat of choice on the Thanksgiving supper table.…
A liberal’s confession: I voted for a Republican
A tale of a liberal who voted Republican for the first time ever, and lived to tell about it.…
The delicate art of balancing passion with thought
Confessions of a Homo sapiens who is attempting to be with his thoughts and passions without being ruled by the two.…
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