Category Archives: society

This year’s “Mindset List”

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Ron

Every fall, Beloit College makes up a “Mindset List” to reflect the world of the new incoming college students (born in about 1991, this year) — what their life has included, and what it hasn’t. Understandably, reading it makes those … Continue reading →

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Abstinence-geared “sex-ed” causes pregnancy & syphilis

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Ron

Imagine my surprise:  We’re now reaping the “rewards” of Bushies’ Jeebus-driven anti-sex health “education” policies.  A new CDC report has both of these  “rising sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage … Continue reading →

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Old folks: We got ours already

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Ron

No federal health insurance for the rest of you, say the over-65′s who already have it. via Matthew Yglesias

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Discrimination for God is A-OK

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Ron

Apparently religious employers can discriminate all they like, for any reason they like — at least in Wisconsin.  Wisconsin Supreme Court rules in anti-discrimination case. “The court basically ruled that a judge cannot impose hiring or firing standards because it … Continue reading →

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Suzie and God’s plan

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Ron

The Story of Suzie (and her love for Jesus).  Via Pharyngula and God is for Suckers.

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Sotomayor and the Klan-loving Senator Sessions

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Ron

Matthew Yglesias has a nice “Thought of the Day”: I would pay good money to hear Sonia Sotomayor say, “Senator Sessions, I think it’s ironic to be facing these questions from a man whose judicial nomination was rejected by this … Continue reading →

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Same-sex marriage dies in NY for now

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Ron

Giving Up on Marriage Equality, for Now: The lord-of-the-flies chaos in the NYS Senate has killed any chance gay marriage had in New York this year.  Perhaps that was part of the point?

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The Atheist Apocalyse

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Ron

The Atheist Apocalyse is coming!

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Conservatives Prepping for Race War Against Sotomayor

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Ron

From Matthew Yglesias:  “More than one-third of the witnesses on the Republican’s list for Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearing are lawyers and academics who’ve based their careers on opposing affirmative action, and activists who have become symbols of the anti-affirmative … Continue reading →

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Report: Bush surveillance program was massive

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Ron

Far beyond the warrantless wiretapping previously acknowledged. Continue reading →

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