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I know Minnesotans don’t do “angry,” but they’re being cheated out of one of their state’s two votes in the Senate. Someone should say something about it.
Archive for February, 2009
February 22nd, 2009
III. Garments … C. Modern era… 4. Pockets (denial of) In the middle of a long thread on a writers’ list-serv, provoked by my post on fashion models, it occurred to me that one of the unrecognized ways women are kept dependent and threatened is simply denying them pockets. This is more important than one [...]
February 22nd, 2009
How to f^&*)*&^ing get f^&*(*^%*^ing Al Franken f$%*^%^$ing seated, okay?
February 22nd, 2009
Category: Commerce and its discontents
More plaintively, lately, than forcefully, this and that stumbling bank or corporation has claimed that capping bonuses (or taxing the rich) will make it impossible for them to retain the exquisitely rare, irreplaceable, talent at the top on which they depend. Indeed. I guess all those stars will double up in the executive floors of [...]
February 22nd, 2009
Category: Science and its methods
Evolution: very gradual change we can believe in.
February 22nd, 2009
Category: Drug Policy
Polls from Rasmussen and CBS/NYT show support for cannabis legalization at 40%: still a minority view, but attitudes are clearly changing.
February 22nd, 2009
The prefect cheese for Yalie snacks with Yoo.
February 21st, 2009
Why does Yale Law School think that John Yoo is someone worth listening to?
February 20th, 2009
Category: Wayward press
(Paraphrasing Walt Kelly): Q. Is Alexander a journalist? A. Is a barnacle a ship?