Bold Prediction: Democrats Will Cave to Republicans, Not Allow a Government Shutdown

04.07.2011

It’s crafted like a movie thriller: if both Democrats and Republicans reach an agreement by midnight on Friday, the government will shut down! And no one can tell us exactly what that will truly look like, what services will be shut down for sure and how it will affect us regular Americans going about our [...]

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From Libya to GE’s Tax Refund to Gingrich’s Hypocrisy, I’m With Jon Stewart: “I Give Up”

03.30.2011

Usually the everyday events in the world and in our country get me so riled up that I must type out my thoughts into this blog to clear them of my mind and allow me to let something else – ideally more positive and productive – fill the space in there. Lately I haven’t even [...]

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Orange County Supervisors Seek to Bar Registered Sex Offenders from County Parks, Beaches

03.23.2011

Orange County supervisors have given initial approval to a new ordinance that would bar registered sex offenders from setting foot on county parks, including beaches, or risk being hit with a misdemeanor offense that comes with up to 6 months in jail and a $500 fine. This all stems from when a registered sex offender [...]

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America Enters into Third War in Last Decade, Funded on the Backs of Poor and Working Class

03.19.2011

The UN Security Council voted 10-0 to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya to aid the rebels against dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Many on both sides of the political divide have been clamoring for this for weeks now – which feels like months in this era of the 24-hour-news cycle. And while Gaddafi is clearly a [...]

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Why Aflac Firing Gottfried over Tweets Sets Troubling Social Media Precedent

03.17.2011

Gilbert Gottfried, in case you didn’t know, has been the voice of the Aflac duck for years, lending his trademark loud, grating vocals to that of their famous mascot. And thanks to Twitter, the duck is getting a new voice. Companies are still trying to get a grip on just how to handle the new [...]

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More to American Workers than Just Those Working Hard and Those Wanting Handouts

03.12.2011

The Wisconsin standoff between union protestors and GOP lawmakers elicited plenty of responses from around the country, separating peoples’ allegiances mainly down partisan lines. In many of  the discussions, it seems that some want people to believe that there are only two groups of people in this country: Those who work hard for a living [...]

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6 Sure-Fire Ways to Instantly Lose Your Blog Readership

03.11.2011

When we write blogs, we want people to read them. Ideally more and more people every time we post a new blog. We want those people to keep coming back for more and to tell their friends about it and to share the links to our posts on Facebook and Twitter. If we didn’t want [...]

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Why Premartial Sex Doesn’t Matter

03.10.2011

A lot has been said about happiness and monogamy lately, stemming from Ross Douthat’s article where he brings up the difference between having premarital sex and being promiscuous. I agree with Andrew Sullivan that there is a spectrum rather than a binary option. I’ve never been the kind of person that sees complex life decisions [...]

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Why Private Sector Workers Should Support the Teachers Unions in Wisconsin

03.04.2011

The protests by union members in Wisconsin against Gov. Walker’s proposal to end the rights they have to collectively bargaining has caused many teachers to wonder just why they’re receiving so much scorn. It seems that they’re the scapegoats for many issues all lumped into one: 9 percent unemployment America’s education system ranking low in [...]

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Huckabee, Portman, and Marriage: Why Marriage Should Not be the Holy Grail for Young Women

03.04.2011

Mike Huckabee went on Michael Medved’s radio show yesterday and ended up talking about how “troubling” he found Natalie Portman’s pregnancy due to the fact that she was not yet married to her fiance, Benjamin Millepied. Considering he’s a prominent conservative Republican, it’s not surprising that he would find this unacceptable to his family values. [...]

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