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The Economic Normalcy Bias
In 1977, two Boeing 747s collided on an airstrip in the Canary Islands. According to accident investigators, those who…
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It’s the Stupid Republicans, Stupid
I have a love/hate relationship with Rolling Stone, which isn’t surprising given that I never was, and…
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A Case of Strategic Debasement
What message should we take, what lessons should we draw from the video posted last week on YouTube…
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Our Selective Definition of Bigotry
If they have any value at all anymore, presidential election campaigns at least remain larger-than-life mirrors reflecting back…
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It’s More Than a War of Words
You may recall, during the Bush reign, pollster and focus-group maven Frank Luntz invented “climate change,” the linguistically…
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The Susan B. Anthony List’s Situational Feminism
To say that the SBA List is interested in defunding Planned Parenthood is an understatement. The anti-abortion political…
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America’s Real Occupiers
Last week, my local twittersphere momentarily erupted with allegations that Denver’s public school superintendent, Tom Boasberg, is sending…
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Recognizing the ‘Unpeople’
On June 15, three months after the NATO bombing of Libya began, the African Union presented to the U…
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Commemorating Our Soon-to-Be Lost Vernacular
By far, the laziest, most vapid articles annually published during this post-holiday season are lists of the past…
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Occupy the Electoral Process
What is happening in America? When did my formerly apolitical friends and family in Wisconsin start caring about…
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