Bear with me here. Back in the 60s and 70s, when moral arguments about abortion were still about something more than tribal identity, one of the standard hypotheticals was the Violinist Argument: a wo… more →
that's almost rightwrote 2 months ago: Behold in all its horrible glory: Fox & Friends interviews “Thomas Jefferson” … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Lamenting the fact that "our public discourse ignores the fact that race—particularly in a plac … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Seriously. Just stop. [Obama] is also open to a bill that would avert the sequester for as little as … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Apparently, the FBI thought Its A Wonderful Life was communist propaganda because it portrayed banke … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Shorter John Guandolo: John Brennan is a Muslim traitor who wants to destroy American and I know thi … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Tennessee’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill now includes forced outing of gay students. … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Just to recap, the Republicans will argue that the institution of marriage exists to protect society … more →
wrote 3 months ago: I’m no stranger to shitty arguments, having made my share. But this, just, wow: Marriage shoul … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Sitting in the airport this morning, Headline News was on and they were talking, for a good 10 minut … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been seeing various liberal blogs and whatnot passing along some version of this paragrap … more →
wrote 4 months ago: God damn it: House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) told the Wall Street Journal that Republicans … more →
wrote 4 months ago: This is totally reasonable and not at all hyperbolic or crazy in any way. … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Why does the Senate even have rules, when you can just arbitrarily define 19 days as being only one … more →
wrote 5 months ago: The tea party blames teachers unions, freedom of speech, scantily clad girls, gay marriage, and porn … more →
wrote 5 months ago: You know what’s so great about living today, as opposed to 200 years ago? Well, lots of things … more →
wrote 5 months ago: The following was actually said on Fox News: “Like I always say, waterboarding? More like awes … more →
wrote 6 months ago: There’s a Philly polling place located in a school. The school happens to have an Obama mural … more →
wrote 6 months ago: An exchange between Donald Trump and Ralph Gilles, Vice President for Product Design, Chrysler Group … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The Donald’s VERY BIG VERY BIG VERY BIG VERY BIG ALL HAIL THE DONALD announcement was an offer … more →