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Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!
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Gus diZerega
There is a wonderful thread on coffee right now over at Balloon Juice. I know John knows his coffee, because like him I was a snob for Peets until I discovered Kalani. I think Peets’ Major Dickinson’s Blend is one of the all time greats.
Innocent Man Executed – a Test for Abortion Opponents
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Gus diZerega
Conservative “pro-life” Christians, especially Texans, now have an interesting moral challenge. Cameron Todd, an innocent man, was executed in Texas. The facts of his innocence are overwhelming in this case. For a start, see Huffingtonpost as well as Barry Scheck’s report, also in Huffingtonpost. The full story is in the New Yorker. Many hard core…
The Fundamentalist Sources of American Irrationalism?
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Gus diZerega
I just came across a fascinating anecdote that might shed light on something that has long fascinated and horrified me about my country. At a recent town-hall meeting in Iowa a local weekly quizzed attendees as to whether or not they could find Iraq on a map. The reporter asked 40 pro-reform attendees and 40…
A Note on Blog Ground Rules
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Gus diZerega
As many of you know, occasionally I have bounced someone from this list, or barred them from a particular thread – in which case they usually take their duckies and go home. Is this controlling on my part?
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