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Entries from June 2006

Fear, Dread, Dominion & Accumulation

June 30th, 2006 · 1 Comment

A significant social issue has been before us for quite some time, but we’ve mostly ignored it. The time may be coming when we can no longer do so.

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Tags: Social Issues

Insanity & Religion

June 24th, 2006 · 22 Comments

The longer I live, the more I think of religion and religious belief as a horrid and horrible form of insanity. We live in a country where, unfortunately, we have to legislate a lot of things that seem obvious because people make such poor choices in life. — Ande Beckstrand, mother of four, quoted in […]

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Tags: Religion

It’s Official: You Are Owned

June 22nd, 2006 · No Comments

Well, AT&T has figured out how to get around the problem of private individuals suing them for invading their private lives by providing private information to public entities like the United States Government. Simply put, “We own you.” And nobody thought it was a problem when the hard work of the 1960s and 1970s was […]

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Tags: Civil Rights

Keep On Birthin’

June 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Good thing you folks out there are still pumping out babies! It’s just a shame you aren’t as intelligent as you are prolific.

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Tags: Social Issues

Are We Safe Yet?

June 18th, 2006 · No Comments

This is the sort of thing people just don’t understand about the new wave which allows for the abrogation of constitutional liberty and flips the Constitution on its head. Here is a guy who spent a lot of time hanging out in Iraq, potentially getting mixed up with terrorists. And when he arrives home on […]

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Tags: The Bush Regime

Give ‘Em a Chance

June 17th, 2006 · No Comments

I’m getting down to the wire on the Bar Exam, so don’t expect to see a lot of commentary here for awhile. (Oh for the days when I had reliable guest columnists!) Don’t miss reading Patt Morrison’s op-ed column about ex-felons, though. Without your help, significant problems loom for us all.

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Tags: Social Issues

Whatever Happened to Teaching?

June 9th, 2006 · No Comments

I’ll be one of the first people to admit that American diets need some help. And while I don’t think it’s exclusively children who need the help, an argument can be made that they need it the most. Still, it seems to me some Pennsylvania schools are going a bit too far in their “wellness […]

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Tags: Social Issues

Vengeance is Whose? Sayeth Who?

June 8th, 2006 · No Comments

As my wife said, “I don’t think Soledad was ready for this.” And, really, there’s nothing I need to add to it. Berg’s father said it all. ? ???Special thanks to my wife and friend, Bunny Chafowitz, for emailing the link for this story to me. Update: Bob Marcotte found another interview involving Mr. Berg. […]

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Tags: The Bush Regime

Why Faux News Rules

June 8th, 2006 · No Comments

My Friend Mr. Marcotte sent me an article this morning via email. The email subject line read, “Oh So Worthy of Posting.” Naturally, I was left with no choice but to interrupt my Bar Review studies — it’s his fault, hon! — and then follow the link, read the article and write this one. To […]

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Tags: News Reporting

Proving the Existence of God

June 5th, 2006 · No Comments

By the way, in case you missed it: Irrefutable proof that God exists. Why would I say that proves God exists? Because everything proves He exists, you moron! Just ask someone who believes in the power of prayer!

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Tags: Religion