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Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama

by on November 8, 2012 in Economy, Education, Environment & Nature, Family & Marriage, History, Personal Narrative, Politics, Law & Government, Religion, United States

‘We do not see things as they are; we see things as we are.” – Anais Nin If there’s one word that seemed to characterize Romney supporters’ immediate reaction to Obama’s victory, it’s “shock.” A conservative Facebook friend posted this status: “For the first time in my life I am at a loss for words…absolutely […]

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Toon: Billion-dollar Barry

by on November 7, 2012 in Politics, Law & Government

What does a billion dollars buy?

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Re: New Jersey electronic voting

by on November 5, 2012 in Internet, Telecom & Social Media, Politics, Law & Government

Right now, the East Coast is still recovering from Hurricane Sandy and the destruction she wrought. New Jersey in particular was hard-hit, forcing boards of elections to think quickly: how can people vote if they’ve been displaced? Answer: They can fax their votes, or vote online. From The Atlantic: “Less than a week after the storm — […]

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Deciphering those S&R Obama/racism poll results

by on November 5, 2012 in Politics, Law & Government, Race & Gender

Last week, a highly unscientific Scholars & Rogues poll asked our readers this question: What percent of the popular vote do you believe Barack Obama would win in the upcoming election if he were white? The results are in, and I’d like to spend a few moments examining what they reveal. First, the numbers: Less than […]

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Who's gonna win? Let's ask the I Ching.

by on November 3, 2012 in Politics, Law & Government, United States

As is our custom in major elections, we decided to check up on Obama’s elections chances with the I Ching. We’ve done this before—in the UK elections in 2010, and the US presidential elections in 2008 (sorry, can’t find the link!) and 2004. The first two worked out pretty much as indicated by the I […]

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Go green, vote blue

by on November 2, 2012 in Energy, Environment & Nature, Politics, Law & Government

A few weeks ago, my friend Katie Della Terza, who writes an eco-friendly lifestyle blog called Shades of Green, asked me to write a blog entry on why progressive and environmentally-conscious voters should vote for Barack Obama this election, and why people should concern themselves with environmental issues this year. To be honest, there weren’t […]

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Poll: how much of the vote would Obama win if he were white?

by on October 30, 2012 in Politics, Law & Government, Race & Gender

If you read Wufnik’s secession piece yesterday, you may have noticed that the inevitable cropped up in the comments: racism. You can’t talk about secessionist impulses anywhere – Scotland, Belgium, Spain, Quebec – without the subject of the US intruding, and that tends to mean the South. As in, the South in which I grew up […]

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Latest stunt provides further evidence: "Donald Trump" is really Andy Kaufman pretending to support Mitt Romney

by on October 24, 2012 in Funny, Politics, Law & Government

I broke the story back in June that “Donald Trump” is a hoax. In actuality, the real Donald Trump sold his identity, back in the 1980s, to none other than Andy Kaufman. Kaufman then staged his own death and assumed the Tony Clifton-esque Trump persona in pursuit of the greatest mass pranking since War of the […]

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Children are the future – but they can’t vote, so whatever

by on October 10, 2012 in Family & Marriage, Media & Entertainment, Politics, Law & Government

Whether he’s talking about the lasting effects of the economy or his achievements in school reform, Mitt Romney mentions children pretty often. He prides himself as being an education governor, emphasizing school choice and creating the Jon and Abigail Adams Scholarship for high schoolers going to school. Take for example this quote, from his remarks […]

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Hope, 2012 (by Paul Szep)

by on September 6, 2012 in Politics, Law & Government

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Ars Skeptica endorses the wrong candidate for all the wrong reasons

by on June 17, 2012 in Politics, Law & Government

Election 2012. The most important election of the last four years. Maybe even the last twelve. Hell, maybe even the last 44. Before that and I’d have to rely entirely on hearsay. I mean, who can you really trust, right? It’ll certainly be the most important election of the next four years. Our choice this […]

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The Obama Doctrine and Snooki Nation: declaring victory and victory are the same thing

by on May 6, 2012 in Politics, Law & Government

So, it appears campaign season is under way in earnest. Mr. Obama officially kicked off the festivities in Virginia and Ohio yesterday, and we saw our first Mitt-scorcher on Denver TV a couple days ago. I’ve been thinking about the Obama administration’s performance to date for a few months, and perhaps now is as good […]

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Journalistic framing in the spotlight: The Atlantic covers UNESCO coverage by The Daily Show

by on March 23, 2012 in Journalism, Politics, Law & Government, United States, War & Security, World

From Wednesday, March 21, 2012: ‘The Daily Show’s’ Advantage Over the MSM: An Eye for the Absurd Political satirists sometimes enjoy wider latitude than journalists. It’s a distinct and vital genre for a reason. The press would nevertheless do well to step back, if only occasionally, and to look at the world as its [sic] […]

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Obama's Achilles Heels (by Paul Szep)

by on November 8, 2011 in Economy, Politics, Law & Government

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Dismantling federal protections for America: bipartisanship at work! (by Paul Szep)

by on September 6, 2011 in Environment & Nature, Funny, Politics, Law & Government

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Who's serious about reducing the deficit?

by on December 15, 2010 in Economy, Politics, Law & Government

Cut Medicare payments and tweak Social Security. Cut defense spending by directly reducing spending and getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan. Raise income, corporate, and payroll taxes. These issues essentially define what it means to be serious about eliminating the federal deficit, because all of them need to happen before the deficit can truly be […]

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