Two interesting editorials in one of the local paper’s print edition. First, a short piece on why George Bush is on the wrong side of the stem cell issue. This is probably one of the least understood issues, at least by those who are against it. Opponents would like you to believe that embryos are […]
Posted on August 1st, 2004 by admin
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Slate’s William Saletan has been compiling “Kerryism” to go along with Slate’s Bushisms (and please, keep in mind that Saletan is an unbashed liberal). Today’s entry really shows that Kerry isn’t all that much different than any other smooth-talking, changing-the-subject politician.
Posted on July 7th, 2004 by admin
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Salon has a very good piece about the Republican strategy of targeting churches in their drive for the re-election of George Bush. It’s a well-balanced article, and worth the read (and the ads) if you think the Christian Coalition represents the political thought of all Christians in America.
Posted on July 6th, 2004 by admin
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It’s good to see a left-leaning website point out a few problems with Michael Moore’s latest movie. First up is a scathing critique by that grumpy Englishman Christopher Hitchens. Usually I find Hitchens too pompously verbose, but he points out a few problems with Moore’s conclusions. Next up is an artcle by Jack Shafer pointing […]
Posted on June 23rd, 2004 by admin
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Slate has a fine article on why the Supreme Court was correct to throw out the Pledge case yesterday on what appeared to be technicalities. It’s interesting how many in the mainstream media (on both sides of the issue) have completed ignored the underlying facts of this case (the custody battle between Newdow and his […]
Posted on June 15th, 2004 by admin
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What do you do when your city government mismanages its finances? Put the burden of recovery on the taxpayer. Pittsburgh has been in financial trouble for a long time. And now, a state task force has presented its solution. The worst of it: * A $120 occupation tax (up from $10). * An increase in […]
Posted on May 26th, 2004 by admin
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I came across this today on Salon: James Dobson, chairman of the Colorado Springs-based Christian group Focus on the Family, offered a grave assessment of the jubilant same-sex couples flocking to court houses in New England. “We will look back 20, 30, 50 years from now and recall this as the day marriage ceased to […]
Posted on May 19th, 2004 by admin
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Slate has an interesting Chatterbox article about who (or what) is to blame for the military debacle at Abu Ghrarib. I’d like to respond to a couple of the people who were quoted in the article: Richard Land, head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission: Can I ask that you take […]
Posted on May 13th, 2004 by admin
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While I like talking about politics as much as the next arm chair pundit, I am very tired of hearing about the (insert the political idealogy)’s control of the national media. According to the Right, the Left has hopelessly brainwashed the national media, skewing everything to the Left. And according to the Left (see the […]
Posted on May 11th, 2004 by admin
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Why are some libertarians so overzealous in their defence of the fast food industry? I understand their love of personal responsibility, but let it go! It’s interesting — at either end of the political spectrum exists a land of moral fuzziness. Here’s a libertarian saying that everything is good, even if it makes you fat […]
Posted on May 7th, 2004 by admin
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