It’s the Equality, Stupid!
This opinion piece from The New York Times, entitled Preserving California’s Constituion, pretty much sums it up, so I’m posting the whole article here. Bottom line is that Prop 8 is a “mean-spirited...
View ArticleWhat Makes People Vote Republican?
or, What Democrats Don’t Understand About Morality This is really fascinating stuff, folks. Read this. Then watch this: And to quote from Jonathan Haidt’s article: Here’s my alternative definition:...
View ArticleHOWTO: cast a protest vote in California
Ted shared an article in Reason this morning: Not Voting and Proud. While I totally understand that “abstain” is just as valid a choice as any on the ballot, I think that Brian Doherty, the article’s...
View Articlethe big undo
Today’s “guest post” is shamelessly copied from an email I got from Lee. The words are his, but I share the sentiment. ~c My friends (!) - So you know how most of the world kinda wishes we could just...
View ArticleProp 8: What Happened to Separation of Church and State?
So, I’ve been asking myself that question a lot since Prop 8 eked out a victory this week at the polls — thanks in large part to the approximately 22 million dollars donated by members of the LDS...
View ArticleBarr says: DOMA not working as planned, will take ball and go home.
Bob Barr, author of the Defense of Marriage Act, recants, like sort-of, in this article. Maybe hidden in the causes of his commitment to federalism is an understanding of the inherent civil rights of...
View ArticleMarriage by any other name . . .
It might work if you’re a Montague or a Capulet, but for LGBT folks, marriage by any other name does not smell as sweet. Here’s the bottom line on why this issue is so important and pushes so many...
View Articleon Twitter and national security
How did Twitter become crucial infrastructure? Seriously, wasn’t it just a month or two ago that Ashton Kutcher and Oprah threatened to drain all possible credibility out of the service? Wasn’t there...
View Articlewhy I won’t fly
I don’t fly. Since the TSA put its latest set of security-theater rules in effect, I just can’t do it (or ask my family to) in good conscience. It comes down to this: I know too many people who would...
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