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American Exceptionalism Scares Me

The other day I saw something that said that Callista Gingrich, the third wife of Newt Gingrich, promotes the idea of American Exceptionalism.  Honestly, the idea of promoting a particular nation or ethnicity over another is a bit scary to … Continue reading

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Filed under 2012 Presidential Elections and Primaries, American Politics, Exceptionalism/Nationalism, History

Dear Birthers

Perhaps you do not understand the Constitution or perhaps you just don’t care. Personally, I think you are racist and/or ignorant. No matter what the reason is for your insistence that Obama is not a US Citizen, you need to … Continue reading

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Filed under 2012 Presidential Elections and Primaries, American Politics, Letters, Race

Congratulations on Your Ignorance

A 13 year old boy from Pennsylvania is suing a private school for discrimination after it refused to admit him because of his HIV status. This case is drawing comparisons to the Ryan White case from the 1980′s. And while … Continue reading

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Filed under Civil Rights, Disability Discrimination, Education, Health-Related

Hate Doesn’t Pay Well

It probably doesn’t surprise anyone who knows me well, or at all, that I am not a big fan of immigration laws. Some people only know of my disdain for ones like Alabama’s HB 56, which was recently put into … Continue reading

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I Have Never Game

I have stated many times that I do not like the idea of forcing welfare and other government assistance recipients to take drug tests, but that doesn’t usually matter because I end up hearing from politicians, pundits, and regular-every-day-people that … Continue reading

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