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Category Archives: Government
Charting the rise of stupidity
The following is excerpted from the forthcoming book, The Rise of Stupidity – how dumb ideas are remaking America in their own image. The joke goes, “If Rick Perry wants Texas to secede, let’s pay him to go. If he … Continue reading
On Syria McCain reminds us why we voted for Obama
On Syria McCain Reminds Us Why We Voted for Obama Arizona Senator John McCain is at it again. This week he upbraided Defense Secretary Leon Panetta for failing to deploy US troops to fight in the ongoing civil war in … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Congress, Conservative, Government, Topical
Tagged Afghanistan, Arizona, Egypt, foreign policy, Iran, Iraq, Jimmy Zuma, John McCain, Libya, Obama, Panetta, Syria
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US Constitution: the Bishops don’t get a veto
But in fighting this fight, the bishops seek to have the government legislate what they have failed to inculcate. Almost all Catholic women have used birth control for family planning. Arguably most of their partners – good Catholic men among them — are complicit. Continue reading
Posted in Conservative, Election, Government, Topical
Tagged Bill of Rights, birth control, Boehner, Catholic Bishops, Congress, Cornell University, Establishment Clause, Everson v. Board of Education, First Amendment, Gingrich, Guttmacher Institute, Jimmy Zuma, religion, Santorum, US Constitution, women’s health
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Mainstream pundits join the War on Stupid
Maybe the War on Stupid entered the mainstream last year when Chris Matthews began losing patience with silly campaign rhetoric and rolling his eyes. Lately he has begun to call out the stupid-speak during interviews, an almost unheard of practice … Continue reading
Shattering the Class Warfare taboo
Today, most Americans see conflict between the rich and us The United States has always had a culturally-enforced taboo: don’t speak ill of the rich. If anyone thought or said that the rich don’t play fair, they were simply a … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative, Economy, Election, Government, Science, Topical
Tagged Citizens United, class conflict, class warfare, Democrats, Election, Independents, Jimmy Zuma, middle class, Mitt Romney, Occupy Wall Street, Pew Research Center, President Obama, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, wealthy
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