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A culture of violence among Blacks
I’ll admit, I’m white. So some people will say this is a racist post. Some people will say that the posts I’ve had on why Black History Month is misguided are racist. But I don… more →
Wit or Wisdom
Update on Sunday's Bout
travsd wrote 1 month ago: Doug Henwood, our previously announced representative of the left for Sunday’s debate, has chickened … more →
Capitalism vs. Communism: The Rematch
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travsd wrote 1 month ago: In which we ask the heretical question: Is the East Better Off? The older I get the more convinced I … more →
Fuck DADT!
pollutedpoet wrote 1 month ago: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Be, Don’t Exist, Lie! Don’t share who are … more →
September 12th, 2007
pollutedpoet wrote 2 months ago: 2007 2007 Give and take subjected lives The crave for war never dies Humans as trade a nations inves … more →
Bi-
pollutedpoet wrote 2 months ago: I may not know who I am but everyone else does I love who ever I am so please don’t judge you … more →
The Day That I Knew That War Was Real
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pollutedpoet wrote 2 months ago: The day that I knew that war was real was a day I will never forget aired lived on international tel … more →
Our World, Our Hate
pollutedpoet wrote 2 months ago: A small amount of hate lies inside us all. This hate can dwell, consume and divide us all. You may n … more →
The Yes Men Fix the World
travsd wrote 3 months ago: I first became aware of the Yes Men when they were part of an article I wrote about theatrical prote … more →
Nothing to say about tolerance and peace
Leslie Parker wrote 4 months ago: In the last few days I have gotten countless emails in my box about President Obama’s health-c … more →
Free Range Kids
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travsd wrote 4 months ago: I always like to joke that when my oldest son Cashel was born, he landed – like a colt – right on hi … more →
A Comedy About the Manson Family?
travsd wrote 4 months ago: Why did you write a comedy about the Manson family? That’s what everyone keeps asking me. To me, a f … more →
The Meaning of the Moon Shot
travsd wrote 5 months ago: My memory may deceive me (it so often does), but it seems to me that 40 years ago today, I was playi … more →
I Will Respect You Only If You Agree With Me
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iwriteright wrote 6 months ago: There are a handful of words that seem to mesmerize those who consider themselves liberal, progressi … more →
Why I Am a Conservative
Scott Fingerson wrote 8 months ago: I have twin daughters who turned 8 two weeks ago. Since I have only-twins (that is, no other childre … more →
Persuasion: Rhetoric and Politics in Contemporary Democracy
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rikowski wrote 8 months ago: Persuasion: Rhetoric and Politics in Contemporary Democracy A seminar organized by the Goldsmiths … more →
An undead corporation stalks a placeless landscape
timwaterman wrote 10 months ago: Why is it that corporations are seeking to shed a regional or national identity? Norwich Union, a B … more →
queasy...
hairpik69 wrote 1 year ago: …has been my word for today. i did enjoy the rush of standing in line at my local polling plac … more →
“Tant pis pour nous”: Towards An Alternative Examination of Mosaddeq’s Oil Crisis
arejaee wrote 1 year ago: This post is a conference paper I presented at Columbia U. in the early spring. Its length is not in … more →
On the Ironies of 'Islamo-Fascism'
londondemocrat wrote 1 year ago: The term islamo-fascism has mostly died a quick and dirty death despite the efforts of unlikely bedm … more →
