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Accepting Ignorance
Kay: We do not discharge our weapons in view of the public! Jay: Man, we ain’t got time for this cover-up bullshit! I don’t know whether or not you’ve forgotten, but there’s an Arquillian Battle Cruiser that’s about to… Kay: … Continue reading
DOD Apparently Lifting Restrictions on Women in Combat Roles
From CNN: Military to open combat jobs to women By Chris Lawrence, with reporting from Barbara Starr The U.S. military is ending its policy of excluding women from combat and will open combat jobs and direct combat units to female … Continue reading
Posted in I Liek This, In which I think too much, Self-determination, Well That Was Unexpected
Tagged combat, DOD, gender roles, integration, military
Thoughts from a New Clinic Escort
Those of you who know me personally know that I’ve started volunteering with the Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force. I’ve only been doing it two weeks, and it’s already been the most intense emotional experience I’ve ever had that … Continue reading
Why Participating in your Local Politics Is Important (no, SERIOUSLY)
A possible subtitle for this post would be “A Tale of Two States,” those states being Pennsylvania and Virginia. I’d like you to look at the maps of their congressional districts (Virginia, Pennsylvania – links open in new windows) and … Continue reading
Abdication of Parental Rights
There’s a discussion over at the Atheism+ forum that gets at the heart of several questions that make me uncomfortable, which means it’s one that I need to examine. The thread is about whether men should have the right to … Continue reading
Posted in In which I think too much, Reproductive Rights, Self-determination, So how do we fix it?
Tagged abortion, adoption, atheism, parenting, responsibility
A Simple Answer to a Stupid Dilemma
As I’ve discussed before, as election season approaches and every voter faces the prospect of looking at what they have (or haven’t) done, many are facing this moment of truth with wailing, gnashing of teeth, wearing of hair shirts and … Continue reading
The First Thunderf00t PEARL-Clutching Award
I’ve written two posts about the piece by Conor Friedersdorf titled “Why I Refuse to Vote for Barack Obama.” Now many other people have said much more coherent things than I have about this, and Mr. Friedersdorf has better things … Continue reading
I Have No Argument Against the Tax-Exempt Status of Churches.
I don’t need one either, because the churches make them for me.
Posted in Activism, Boy You Suck, Education, Elections, Fuck Your Team, Fundamentalism on the March, It Would Be Irresponsible Not To Speculate, Posts That Will Get Me Hate Mail, Self-determination, So how do we fix it?, Sometimes I Just Do It To Piss People Off, Stupid Power Tricks, WTF?
Tagged advocacy, clergy, election 2012, endorsement, first amendment, politics, separation of church and state
Utilitarianism and Voting
Scott Lemieux, Paul Campos, and Erik Loomis talk about some of the reaction to the post I talked about yesterday, in which Conor Friedersdorf said he could not in good conscience vote for Obama. Apparently they are getting a lot … Continue reading
Activism on Election Day Is Too Late
Conor Friedersdorf doesn’t want to cast a vote for Obama despite doing so in 2008, and the reason can be summed up as “Obama has done things that violate my core principles, especially those principles which motivated me to vote … Continue reading