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Poll: Cause and Effect?

As readers are aware from my recent articles, I contend the campaign for same sex marriage has lead to a deceleration in the rate-of-increase in-the-non-marital birth ratio [ROI-NMBR][1] in the United States. As I see it, Dr. Stanley Kurtz and … Continue reading

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The Effect of Welfare Reform

Justin Katz of Dust in the Light. has responded to my post describing the deceleration in the rate of change in the US non-marital birth ratio and its relationship to the campaign for same sex marriage. My argument is analogous … Continue reading

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What is the theme of the campaign for SSM?

Justin Katz of Dust in the Light. has responded to my post describing the drop in the US non-marital birthrate and its the relationship to the campaign for same sex marriage. Mr. Katz suggests my argument is flawed in these … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan died today. This is CNN’s write-up. I was born the year Reagan was reelected and so don’t remember much about his Presidency; my only exposure to him has been through history books and retrospective articles. Honestly, I don’t … Continue reading

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Hybrid Cars Attack!, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Gas Crisis Even If I Still Don't Love It

This weekend my significant other and I decided to take advantage of the three-day weekend and took a vacation to Dinosaur National Monument in Vernal, Utah. Seeing as how my car is a piece of crap that I’m hesitant to … Continue reading

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The Reemergence of Marriage in the US

Subtitle: No Dutch Treat for US Only a few years ago, many lamented the sky high American illegitimacy rate as a wretched example for the western hemisphere. Somehow, Americans had managed to combine capitalists values and a shockingly high illegitimacy … Continue reading

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Fahrenheit 9/11

In a curious side-note to this year’s political and artistic riggamarole, the jury at the Cannes Film Festival has awarded the Palme d’Or to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. I’m curious to see what sort of comment and criticism this receives. … Continue reading

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GMail � Updated Once, so far

If you haven’t heard about it yet, Google will soon be launching its own free internet e-mail service along the lines of Hotmail or Yahoo! Mail but, ostensibly, better. As part of my having recently signed up for an account … Continue reading

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A brief comment on Abu Ghraib

As the war crimes at Abu Ghraib continue to come to light (for those of you who don’t know, the short version is this: photos have been published of six American soliders, male and female, torturing Iraqi prisoners) I’ve seen … Continue reading

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