Ta-Nehisi recently wrote a post in which he boggled: In my twitter (and maybe in yours) and around the web, I keep hearing what I can only call an attempt to redeem Christopher Dorner’s...
Why does the GOP still act like it’s 1980?
Spoiler Alert: Do not read this post or the comment section if you have not seen the show. Also, for those who have read the comics, please do not discuss plot elements not revealed...
For the first part of 2013, Canada has been in the grips of an existential crisis. The Idle No More movement saw Native Canadians voice their anger and frustration over centuries of abuse and...
I have been with my company for 13 years and this past week was the hardest I can remember. I found out on Monday that my position was being downsized and I am being moved...
Last night my wife informed me that my youngest son apparently has a girlfriend. It’s hard to parse out exactly how I feel about this. On the one hand, at thirteen he’s younger by...
Ronald Dworkin died of leukemia on Valentines Day at the age of 81. He was the founder of the political philosophy Luck Egalitarianism as well as the founder of the jurisprudence theory Legal Interpretivism....
In the past few months, I haven’t been writing nearly as much as I would like. There are a number of reasons for this, but sometimes it just comes down to writer’s block. Recently,...
UPDATE: Ouch! In a post where I rolled my eyes at someone’s basic research incompetence, I went and totally got my Bens confused. So for the records, I would like to formally apologize to Ben Smith, formally...
Edited add: gCaptain has another great post about the testimony at the Bounty hearing. This passage jumps out: When she wasn’t at the pier – because she didn’t carry passengers for hire – Bounty...
Are we at war? Yes. We are at war. Who is our enemy? Al Qaeda is our enemy. Is al Qaeda a nation-state? No, they are not. What is al Qaeda? Experts have described...
Doug Henwood summarizes an important decline in the reading level of State of the Union addresses,
So a meteor struck in the middle of a town in southern Russia yesterday. The Beeb has some pretty cool video. Well, it wasn’t very cool if you were one of the people who...
This is the third in a series of posts where I will explore the interesting phenomenon that is teaching social norms. As an early childhood educator, I am tasked with far more than teaching...
Watch this video on YouTube There’s too much to say. I’m gonna have to bullet point this: -This is Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman.” It is the greatest song ever recorded. -I know, I know –...
In 1978 in Salem, Oregon, a married woman who had been a victim of domestic abuse accused her husband of rape. The rape and the accompanying violence inflicted upon her by her spouse was...
Valve Corporation, a video game maker based in Bellevue Washington, has rejected Windows 8 and is now promoting Ubuntu Linux. It will come as no news to most of the League, but Valve Corporation...
Zic reminds us quite eloquently: Today is Valentine’s Day. The day of love. And the Day of One Billion Rising. Women around the world demonstrating to end the violence against women. I’ve said it...
The sea doesn’t care what you meant to do. It doesn’t ask what the reason was, let alone whether your reason rises to the level of an excuse. The sea doesn’t judge. The sea...
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on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025I literally said "The Democrats could bounce back quickly and pretty strongly.." and echoed some of…
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025Trump is very mad at South Africa now: https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/4e61eff1e920d5a836ca4d9a… on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025Harris won 75 million plus votes and Democrats increased their house seats. You and Jaybird are trea… on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025I think we're well into the realm of multiple things being true at once. Biden's failure to identify… on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025One of Musk's shock troops is a 19 year old who goes by Big Balls: https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmkr… on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025Wired has identified some of the edgelords helping Musk destroy everything: https://www.wired.com/st…
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025Every GOP President since I've been alive has been accused of this. After a while we realize that no…
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025A poll from the 29th of January. By the numbers: 57% of registered voters have an unfavorable opinio… on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025Phil: Did she have to meet any qualification for the sports governing body? You really should read t…
on Open Mic for the week of 1/27/2025I'd say more than half the country. Obviously Red America has been propagandized beyond the recovery…
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