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How Proposition 8 Kept Me From Getting Laid

Alexis C. Jolly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Alexis C. Jolly

The irony that the same Mormon religion that has battled for the rights of the polygamous was at the forefront of Prop 8 aside, the Supreme Court ruled in Reynolds v. United States that the law of the land superseded the mores of a religion.

Five Reasons Why Obama Is Mr. Self-Actualized

Caroline Presno | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Caroline Presno

Throughout the '08 campaign, Barack Obama has given every indication that he is the definition of self-actualized.

Abolish the Electoral College: House Joint Resolution 36

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

The race is no longer about delegates, party rules, or even the popular vote, it's now about electoral votes. And because the race is close, once again a major Constitutional flaw is exposed--the Electoral College.

I.O.U.S.A. - Fury at (GOP) Fiscal Fiasco

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
John Tepper Marlin

I.O.U.S.A., the movie, makes you angry about America's debts. It doesn't dwell on which political party is most to blame. But the record is pretty cle...

On Star Wars, Homeless Men, and Sarah Palin

Alexis C. Jolly | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Alexis C. Jolly

Most of us have had to settle for Miss Congeniality rather than Miss Alaska in the beauty pageant of life. But just because we can relate to Palin doesn't mean she should be in a position to become president.

Sarah Palin: A Right-Wing Gidget for Leader of the Free World

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Michael Russnow

Watching the Republican convention tonight, I was struck by a number of things, most notably how the prime-time star speakers whipped up the audience ...

Media and Political Things to Ponder While Stuck in Traffic

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Tom Alderman

• If a Walter Cronkite auditioned for a major news anchor job today, he would not get on the call-back sheet. The moustache, alone, would kil...

Rick Warren Interviews Thomas Jefferson

Kerry Candaele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Kerry Candaele

"The modern tendency, to turn every conversation and shared search for answers to serious questions of statecraft, into a therapy session is both baffling and self-defiling."

Obama/Gore 2008

Norman MacAfee | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Norman MacAfee

Broken record here. The more I think about it, the more Al Gore seems the only really interesting choice for Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. ...

And I Quote (Random Quotations for a Mediocre Time)

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Richard Laermer

I decided to think of every quote worthy to share. Here: ************ I don't know where, but she sends me there. -Brian Wilson [crazy mad genius] ...

California Teens And Jefferson Get Gay Marriage Right

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Charles Karel Bouley

While anti-American religious organizations are spending millions trying to deny Equal Protection to our LGBT children under their distorted view of morality, this money is prevented from going to those really in need.

Thomas Jefferson vs. George W. Bush

Chris Rodda | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Rodda

Trying to imagine what a conversation between Thomas Jefferson and our current president might be like, I took some words of these two great leaders, and assembled this hypothetical chat.

Majority Of Americans Say Founding Fathers Would Be Disappointed: Poll

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

According to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, 69 percent of adult Americans who responded to a poll June 26-29 said the signers of the Declara...

What is Patriotism?

Byron Williams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Byron Williams

Patriotism has been reduced to wearing flag lapel pins and adorning bumper stickers that read: "I Support the Troops." Where is the courage that exemplifies the spirit of 1776?

"Bring 'Em On!" - The Fifth Anniversary of Bush's Declaration of Indecency

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robert S. McElvaine

Five years ago, when Bush said "bring 'em on!", he was inviting Iraqis to try to kill American troops. Few things a commander-in-chief could say would be as reprehensible as this comment.

Audio Book Review: Shadow of Power

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Tom Alderman

This plot is like Hamburger Helper. There's a modest ingredient somewhere in there, to which is added a whole lot of filler in an attempt to bulk up a meager meal.

''The Vice President is The Only Person The President Can't Fire.''

Martin Nolan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Martin Nolan

Barack Obama is pressured by Hillary Clinton to select her as VP, a mathematical question arises: why would he choose someone whom record numbers of Democrats have voted against?