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The 9/11 Anniversary

Sunday, September 11, 2011

As I understand it, memory isn’t what we think it is. We think we’re remembering something, but actually we’re reconstructing it. The stories we tell ourselves, which often support what we want to believe anyway, become what we believe to … Continue reading →

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Does Welfare Drug Testing Really Lose Money?

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

I think a drug testing requirement is a bad idea, because the lives of drug users are not less valuable than the lives of other people. Another argument is that testing welfare applicants for drugs will cost more than it … Continue reading →

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On The Debt Ceiling Deal, Blaming Obama, And Liberal Credibility (And Obama’s Lack Of It)

Monday, August 1, 2011

Matthew Dickenson writes: In short, this is probably the best deal Obama was going to negotiate. It’s not like he didn’t try to get revenue increases on the table – in fact, he rejected the original Boehner deal because it … Continue reading →

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No, Michelle Bachmann Didn’t Pledge To Ban Pornography

Friday, July 8, 2011

ThinkProgress writes: BREAKING: Bachmann pledges to ban pornography | Tonight, Michelle Bachmann became the first presidential candidate to sign a pledge created by THE FAMiLY LEADER, an influential social-conservative group in Iowa. By signing the pledge Bachmann “vows” to “uphold … Continue reading →

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Why I won’t be eating at Chick-Fil-A anytime soon

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

[Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog.] David Blankenhorn writes: Recently in the New York Times, the reporter Kim Severson writes that Chick-fil-A, the Atlanta-based fast food company, “has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to national groups fighting same-sex marriage.” I can’t … Continue reading →

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What Is The Constitutional Option On The Debt Ceiling, And Why Democrats Should Use It

Saturday, July 2, 2011

The budget negotiations have reached an impasse; Republicans are demanding huge budget cuts without any significant revenue increases, or they’ll refuse to raise the debt ceiling, with disastrous consequences: In a letter sent to every member of Congress, Geithner said … Continue reading →

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Obama Breaks Law With Impunity And Cherry-Picked Legal Opinions

Sunday, June 19, 2011

The New York Times reports on the process by which President Obama came to the Orwellian legal conclusion that our actions in Libya are not “hostilities,” and thus do not need Congress’ approval under the War Powers Resolution. As the … Continue reading →

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Doing this is wrong, wrong, wrong. And funny. But wrong.

Monday, May 30, 2011

A liberal prankster volunteers at Jane Corwin for Congress’ phone bank. (Corwin is a Republican.) “Jesus!” a guy screams at me. “You know, I was thinking about voting for Corwin, but this is too much! You people have called me … Continue reading →

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