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@beth: Thank you
@Watcher If you scroll through Barry's old cartoons on leftycartoons.com, some of the old ones are about Clinton, while some…
@Watcher: Much as I would like to have Obama or Clinton or even Dubya* back rather than the current wannabe…
I am curious now, where can I view the Clinton Iraq sanctions comics?
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Obama Breaks Law With Impunity And Cherry-Picked Legal Opinions
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
Book signing in Montreal, Monday June 20th
I’ll be in Montreal, at Babar en ville (1235A Greene Ave, 514-931-0606) from 5 to 7pm on Monday, signing copies of Hereville. If you’re in town, please stop by and say hi.
Posted in Syndicated feeds
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Reply to George: II. Don’t Get Ahead of Yourself
[This post is part of a series analyzing Robert George’s widely-read article, “What is Marriage“, which appeared on pages 245-286 of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. You can view all posts in the series here.] Page 246 … Continue reading
Posted in George: What is Marriage
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Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Hair… Inventive Fundraising Methods for Starving Artists
What pretty hair What pretty locks you got there What luck you got, it’s worth a centime my dear Starving artists are always looking for ways to finance their art. A friend of mine is trying to sell her 20+ … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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Reply to George: I. Introduction
[Rob Tisinai of the blog Waking Up Now has written an excellent series of critiques of Robert George’s anti-SSM arguments. I’m very happy that Rob’s series will now be reprinted here on “Alas.” Enjoy! –Amp] Over the next few weeks … Continue reading
Posted in George: What is Marriage
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Scott Adams: Still a Douchebag
Scott Adams. Remember him? Sure you do! When last we checked in with Adams, he was busily explaining how women are children, and men should just accept that. This did not garner him the universal acclaim that his pontifications usually … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Men and masculinity
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Guest Post: Hello From a Female Lesbian Woman!
We at Alas, a Blog are very excited to share this post from an avid reader from Yemen, Jasmine Agrabah. Hello! My name is Jasmine Agrabah. I’m a lesbian female woman lesbian who lives in Sana’a, and I am very excited … Continue reading
How To Stop Gay Marriage
[This is a guest post by Mythago, and is crossposted from her blog, which I didn’t even realize she had! Thanks, Mythago. –Amp] Is it really possible for a state to preserve its laws against same-sex marriage, limiting the institution … Continue reading
Posted in Same-Sex Marriage
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Alas, A Moderation Policy
OUR APPROACH TO MODERATION ONE We have few hard-and-fast rules that people aren’t allowed to violate; we just have a goal for the discussions we’d like to have, and we’d like people to move us towards that goal rather than … Continue reading
Posted in Site and Admin Stuff
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New York State on the verge of passing Same-Sex Marriage
From The New York Times: Three other Republican state senators, speaking on condition of anonymity because their conference had not yet formally debated the measure, said they believed the bill was almost certain to come up for a vote and … Continue reading
Posted in crossposted on TADA, Same-Sex Marriage
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Am I the only one who read "Beware the narcoterrorists" and thought "beware the jabberwock"?