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When Dogma Trumps the Constitution and Dollars Trump Dogma
In short, this is a story about the Catholic Churches priorities. Dogma trumps the constitution and dollars trump dogma.…
Legality Vs Morality: The Law Allows the Use of Drones, But Should We Do It?
The use of drones is one of those issues in which the law allows it, but we may ask should we do it?…
During Confirmation Hearing Brennan Confirms Torture Did not Lead Us to Bin Laden
During questioning by Senator Diane Feinstein at his confirmation hearing, John Brennan confirmed once again that torture did not lead us to bin Laden.…
Virginia Foxx Compares Regulating For Profit Education to The Holocaust
Virginia Foxx really outdid herself when she compared regulating for profit education with the Holocaust.…
Texas AG Tweets Under Twitter Thought Police Hashtag tgdn
The latest assault on freedom of speech comes in the form of tgdn list members on Twitter. And surprise, guess who likes to tweet with the TGDN hashtag, but the…
Panetta Obliterates The Myth That Torture led to Bin Laden
During an interview on Meet the Press, Leon Panetta obliterated the mythology of torture enthusiasts and the inferred message of Zero Dark Thirty that torture led to Bin Laden's capture.…
Israel forced Ethiopian Women to take Harmful Birth Control Drug
For a decade, Ethiopian Jews seeking to immigrate to Israel were forced to take the birth control drug, Depo-Provera, by injection. …
Personhood of Convenience: The Hypocrisy Behind Sanctity of Life
One might think that the gospel, and all those deeply held religious values really are only wallet deep.…
Rachel Maddow Explains Why It’s Dangerous to Leave Republicans Alone Without Adult Supervision
Rachel Maddow used the gerrymandering of Virginia to explain why it's dangerous to leave Republicans in control of anything, especially without sufficient adult supervision.…
John McCain’s Tortured Humor About Waterboarding
After noting that he intends to interrogate Kerry mercilessly, McCain went on to say. 'We will bring back for the only time waterboarding to get the truth out of him.' …
Here is Who The NRA is Really Defending
The NRA is defending people like Richard Schmidt, convicted felon, neo-Nazi and potential terrorist who manage to buy gun weapons despite laws prohibiting convicting felons from owning them.…
A Rational Analysis of NDAA 2013
Sometimes presidents have to be grown-ups and sign bills they don't like, simply because the possibility for improvement is limited by the children in Congress.…
New Study Proves More Homicides in Stand Your Ground States
A new study by Mark Hoekstra and Cheng Cheng suggests critics have a point on the question of increasing the likelihood of violence in stand your ground states.…
Glenn Beck is Outraged That Current TV Sold to Al-Jazeera After Rejecting Him
Glenn Beck reacted like a jilted lover to the news that Current was sold to Al Jazeera.…
Zero Dark Thirty – An Encore of Bush Administration Talking Points?
The torture debate is making an encore performance with the buzz around 'Zero Dark Thirty', a fictional account of Osama Bin Laden's capture, based on first-hand accounts reportedly from the…
The Unfettered Power of Michigan Emergency Managers Invites Corruption
Blackwell agreed to be Detroit's Emergency Financial manager for $1.00/year. Subsequently, he decided to pay himself a total of $246,000 retroactively.…
The Real Life and Death Consequences of Cuts to Mental Health Funding
Just as we can't pretend violence away, we also can't pretend mental illness away. We need a frank discussion about our broken mental health system. …
Dare We Hope that After Sandy Hook Things Will Be Different?
At this point, there is reason to hope for action on gun violence in response to the tragic shooting in Sandy Hook in which 20 children died. …
GOP Continues to Ignore Their Real Problem as Nikki Haley Elevates Tim Scott
By elevating Tim Scott with an appointment to the Senate, the Republican Party continues to overlook it's bigger problem: namely the party's policies.…
Connecticut Shooting: A loss of Life and Innocence
The same question keeps coming into my mind. Who shoots children? …
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