Here’s a cute way of expressing a message that the not-too-bright segment of the libertarians is fond of. Call me weird, but I believe in human rights, i.e., things to which everyone is entitled. Now, of course, exactly what those …
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The French React To the U.S. Abortion Ban with Disdain
With each new triumph of the ultra-far-right in the United States, the rest of the world finds a new way to respond in horror and disbelief.
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Yes, There Is Still Good in the World
One of the interesting things we learn from studying evil is that it often begets good. Here’s a great example. Dick’s Sporting Goods is one of hundreds of corporations that has announced that every one of its employees will have …
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From The New Yorker’s Andy Borowitz: “Women Declare Themselves Corporations to Force Supreme Court to Grant Them Rights as People”
He continues: Attorneys across the nation indicated that they have been swamped by requests from clients seeking to incorporate as soon as possible. I know I do a great deal of gushing about Borowitz and his amazing wit, but clearly …
From the Kansas City Star: Josh Hawley Says Abortion Ruling Will Push People to Move States, Strengthening the GOP
Hawley is obviously incorrect here, but that doesn’t mean his followers are smart enough to understand why. In the first place, the states with abortion bans are already deep red. We will have colonized Venus before a Democrat carries a …
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Ginni Thomas’ Actual Traitorous Words
Let’s not forget about how overt and direct Ginni Thomas was in lying to Mark Meadows in order to solicit his help in overthrowing the U.S. government. These people doubled down on this crap at dozens of times and places …
United Nations: Restricting Abortion Makes It More Deadly
The U.N.’ s statement (see photo of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres) about the U.S.’s overturning of a woman’s right to an abortion echoes what we all know from even a cursory review of the data: The only thing we’ve done here …
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Music in Our Schools
This video is entitled “Vivaldi on Marimba from South African schoolchildren.” A better title would be “Vivaldi on Marimba from South African schoolchildren whose parents are amazingly rich.” This level of quality in education isn’t common, anywhere around the globe. …
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What Overturning Roe Actually Means
As of yesterday, a pregnant 11-year-old girl in Arkansas who was raped by her father, whose fetus has no chance of being born alive, could find herself in prison if she receives an abortion. The doctor who performed the operation …
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“Safe Haven” States for Women Seeking Abortions
Until there is a federal law banning abortion, California and the other states that are home to the vast majority of the country’s population, wealth, productivity, and academic achievement will be forming pathways for women in repressive states to receive …
