The Geek Who Understands You
Plinky asked, "Where do you fall on the political spectrum?" That depends on where you’re standing. In Europe, I’d be considered conservative, apparently. In the U.S., I’m progressive, so I’m considered a flaming liberal. I agree with the libertarians on…
I was challenged in comments on a friend’s Facebook wall yesterday “provide us with a specific example of Tea Party hate ful (sic) speach and some thing good that President Obama has done for our country.” The commenters there also…
Georgia Senate threatens dismantling of USA They really did, by a vote of 43-1. On April 1, but it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. The resolution goes on to endorse the theory that states have the right to abridge constitutional…
If you have a Facebook account AND an understanding of the fact that “pro-choice” doesn’t mean, “Ohmigod! Lock up anybody who doesn’t want to have an abortion! Force everyone to provide them! Spend ALL the government’s money on them!” would…
Police: Man Shot Churchgoers Over Liberal Views Knoxville, Tennessee—An unemployed man accused of opening fire with a shotgun and killing two people at a Unitarian church apparently targeted the congregation out of hatred for its support of liberal social policies,…
Wag the Dog, anyone? There have always existed three ways of keeping the people loving and loyal. One is to leave them alone, to trust them and not to interfere. This plan, however, has very seldom been practised, because the…
Somebody help me, please! I’m awash in a sea of stupidity. My humanities classmates are full of ideas like: “it isn’t really that big of a deal unless you have something to hide”—”it” being government surveillance. “…they won’t target you…
There’s an essay over at The Village Voice that you want to read before it goes away: “Why I Am No Longer a ‘Brain-Dead Liberal’” by David Mamet Here’s a brief excerpt. This is, to me, the synthesis of this…
I know that I read Red Family, Blue Family: Making sense of the values issue by Doug Muder several years ago. I clearly remember posting a link to it in Suzette Haden Elgin’s blog and having her pick it up…
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