The Home Of Free Speech?
Guess it depends on what you have to say: A journalism professor at the University of Kansas was placed on indefinite administrative leave Friday after he Tweeted about the Navy…
the raw story
Pope Francis Has His Work Cut Out For Him
As The Disaffected Lib pointed out yesterday, Pope Francis seems to be making a real effort to bring a new tone and substance to the Church. However, if you watch…
To Protect And Serve
The police protect and serve – they really do. It’s just that we aren’t the ones receiving those services: Recommend this Post
Guns Don’t Kill People – Video Games Do: Pretzel Logic From Fox
I’m sure this makes sense to many Americans: Recommend this Post
A Teacher’s Truth Costs Her Her Job
It seems to me that any school should feel very lucky to have a teacher of Kristen Ostendorf’s character and courage. Totino-Grace Catholic High School in Minnesota is not one…
Joseph Stiglitz On Income Inequality
Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz recently gave a powerful speech at the annual AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles. Watching this video leaves one little choice but to feel a…
What Can You Say?
Today has been a blogging day where I seem to be writing little of my own thoughts but mainly linking to other sites. And I can’t think of a single…
Pat Roberston Commemorates 9/11
And he does it in his inimitable way by offering his ‘insights’ on Islam and the consequences of godlessness: Recommend this Post
And Speaking Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction …
Laurence O’Donnell offers a vital history lesson on the United States’ use of napalm: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy H/t The Raw Story…
He’s Everywhere!
Disclaimer: Despite the fact that this is my third recent posting about him, there is no ‘bromance’ budding between me and Gordon “Dr. Chaps” Klingenschmitt. It’s just that I am…
Syria: Iraq Redux
Rachel Maddow is hated by the right and all who peddle propaganda as truth. The following video illustrates why: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the…
Here There Be Dragons
I take it that metaphors are too subtle a concept for the fundamentalist mind: Recommend this Post
Kids, Don’t Try This At Home
The multi-talented Pat Robertson offers two solutions to what I am sure is a common household problem: Recommend this Post
Humour Amidst The Darkness
I know that it is never seemly to force humour from tragedy. However, owing to my sometimes rather twisted (and sometimes quite puerile) perspective on life, I offer this story…
Pat Robertson’s Unified Theory
In which the ex-pastor kindly shares his comprehensive ‘gay’ theory: Recommend this Post
I Don’t Know About You …
… but despite our many earth-bound problems, I find this sort of thing absolutely fascinating: Recommend this Post
Empirical Evidence Versus Bluster
Although this is just a brief clip, it does, I think, show why the ‘right’ prefers ideology and ‘talking points’ to empirical evidence: Recommend this Post