Saturday, September 4, 2010

Harris: "The Case Against Faith" ('06)

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Newsweek Nov. 13, 2006 The Case Against Faith by Sam Harris   [excerpted; full text at the link above]  ... 44 percent of Americans are co...

More bumperstickers ('06)

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Be nice to America or we'll bring democracy to your country. Bush: Like a rock, only dumber. Annoy a conservative: Think. Ignorance and ...

Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Dinner ('06)

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Satirist Stephen Colbert at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April 2006. The full video (24:10) is here The full transcript is ...
Sunday, August 29, 2010

On language, thought, gender, and direction

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("Finally!" some readers may feel, "a blog post that's closer to what a blog post should be!") Today's New York...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

On boycotting Target (Aug. '10)

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This letter of mine was published in the Los Angeles Times in August 2010: Most of my clothes are from Target, but no more. Why in the worl...
Saturday, July 31, 2010

"Will somebody..." ('06)

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I received this photo in e-mail in April 2006.

Threatening First Interstate Bank ('94)

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When First Interstate Bank (now part of Wells Fargo) removed sexual orientation from their non-discrimination policy, I wrote the letter be...
Monday, July 5, 2010

Bill Maher: "George of the Bungle" ('05)

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Bill Maher, HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher , Sept. 9, 2005: The video (3:52) is here . Partial transcript: Mr. President, this job can...

How a Bill Becomes a Law ('06)

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How a Bill Becomes a Law - Revised Version (click to enlarge)

Where's the fiber optic line to my door? ('06)

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(Click the image to enlarge it.) Still infuriatingly true! The text below is from 2006, but the graphic above is from Feb. 2010. Link: $...