Some years ago, Virginia started allowing those who wished to pay extra money to have a license plate that has a pro-life message. This year, their legislature has sent a bill to the governor advocating for the pro-choice side. ... << MORE >>

Everyone has heard of laws that they think are stupid. One has to ponder, though, why the government feels that it has to protect us from ourselves in the first place.<< MORE >>

So what's the connection between the two, besides both of them being bad?  Here's the connection. Our president of hope and change is not doing enough about either of them. ... << MORE >>

The above quote, from a BBC article on new data about CO2 uptake by the ocean, is the most concise factual statement about one of the most politically contentious issues surrounding global warming I have seen to date. As it is stated, no scientist would disagree. The human-generated carbon may or may not warm the earth. Pretty hard to argue with that.

 

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If you didn't get to hear the president speak, find an opportunity<< MORE >>

I just wanted to point out that the drug makers aren't doing us any favors<< MORE >>

Everyone should be supporting net neutrality. The Republicans especially.<< MORE >>

I have been hearing a lot of chatter about the war in Afghanistan these days, and one argument I hear raised over and over again against the war is that if we had not spent the money on the wars we wouldn't be in the recession we are right now. This is completely and utterly wrong.<< MORE >>

If you believe in social mobility, you don't believe in government-sponsored wealth distribution and vise versa.<< MORE >>

The problem with local elections is that people don't vote in them.<< MORE >>