November 2004
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Theory?
Evolution textbooks row goes to court: “United States: School board in court after it tried to placate Christian fundamentalist parents by placing a sticker on science textbooks saying evolution was ‘theory, not fact’.” (Via Guardian Unlimited.) With their usual linguistic slight of hand, the fanatics formerly known as the Christian Right have managed to conflate…
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A divider, not a uniter
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The pundits have been falling over themselves to find “the” explanation for the Democrats’ loss this week. Was it values — “gays, guns, and god”? Was it better organization headed by Karl Rove? Was it not wanting to ditch a wartime [sic] leader? As usual, all of these things are true — no single explanation…
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Getting used to disappointment
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When I was six years old in 1972, somehow we kids waiting for the bus home from school got to talking about politics — who our parents would be voting for in the next election. To this day, I remain proud that my parents were the only ones voting for McGovern. He lost, of course,…
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The Red and the Blue
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I’ve only lived in blue counties in blue states in blue regions (and the even-bluer countries of Canada and the United Kingdom)… (Map courtesy USA Today)
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