Recent Comments
Mr WordPress on Hello world! Colin on Four Fails + One FTW: It'… Katie Luscombe on My Problem With WhiteGrlProble… Katie Luscombe on My Problem With WhiteGrlProble… Freaky Freddy on My Problem With WhiteGrlProble…
Monthly Archives: October 2010
A New Climate: The Clash of Science and Politics
I discovered possibly the most bizarre relationship between religion and science this week in one of the oddest places: politics. It seems there is a new trend, of not only entwining religion and politics but of rejecting an intersection of … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Religion, Science
Tagged Climate Change, Education, evolution, Religion and Science, Tea Party
1 Comment
Guest Post: 50 Teaching Artists, A Packed Lunch Feildtrip, and Waiting For “Superman” by Kaya Chwals
I went to go see Waiting for “Superman” with about 50 teaching artists as part of a professional development. 50 glorious, sassy, intelligent folk who dedicate themselves to working in Title I New York City Public Schools- Title I being … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Leave a comment
The Myth of the Moral Christian
For a long time now an idea has persisted that religion has granted its morality to us rather than the reverse. This can be attributed in many cases to the belief of those propounding this old recitation that their holy … Continue reading
Toga! Toga! Toga! – by Steve Miranda
From John Medina’s book Brain Rules: Hermann Ebbinghaus was born in 1850. As a young man, he looked like a cross between Santa Claus and John Lennon, with his bushy brown beard and round glasses. He is most famous for … Continue reading
Jon Stewart, I Watch You, But You're Bringing Me Down
I’m not going to the Rally to Restore Sanity. Most of the people I know expected me to be there this upcoming weekend, so I’d like to explain what’s keeping me away from the big event. First, though, some qualifications: … Continue reading
Lesbians in Media and Culture: Failure to Communicate
Until very recently, I did not identify as a lesbian. I proudly proclaimed my gay and queer identities, but though I was often referred to as a lesbian, I never called myself one. My reasons had to do with deeply-held … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Art & Culture, Feminism, Sexuality
Tagged Heterocentrism, heteronormativity, Lesbians, LGBT, media, Popular Culture
7 Comments
In Praise of Living Pets and Free Journalists
When Glenn Beck’s syphilitic ramblings are accompanied by the admission that their speaker is “a rodeo clown,” they provide fodder for The Daily Show, and all is essentially well in the land. But when his brand of inchoate pseudo-libertarian cynical populism … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics
Leave a comment
The Steep Slope of a Tea Party America
I sat down recently with an erstwhile American resident (still a citizen) who has spent the last few years abroad. He’s been hard at work but managed to keep an eye on American news while he was away. Nonetheless, no … Continue reading
The Pragmatism of Plurality
We have frequently printed the word Democracy, yet I cannot too often repeat that it is a word the real gist of which still sleeps, quite unawakened, notwithstanding the resonance and the many angry tempests out of which its syllables … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics
Leave a comment
The Menance of the Anonymous/Secret Hold
You may or may not have heard of the anonymous or “secret” hold, but it is a menace to good government, transparency, and efficiency. The anonymous hold is a parliamentary procedure within the Standing Rules of the United … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics
Tagged Governmental Transparancy, Secret Hold, Senate, Senator Claire McCaskill
1 Comment
Test 