Month: May 2013

What Difference Does It Make?

“Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they’d go kill some Americans,” Clinton said. “What difference – at this point, what difference does it...

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What Makes a Man a Man?

There are parts of this Michelle Cottle piece that I like and admire, and parts that make me cringe. I am beginning to wonder if my cultural antennae are malfunctioning because I am totally not getting this fascination with...

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First They Came for Common Usage…

Before he made a fortune in the car alarm business, Darrell Issa was a car thief. He denies it, of course. See, he doesn’t call it car thieving. He calls it an “act of theft,” which is his way of covering up...

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It Has Become Ridiculous

Regardless of what the Republicans say, they are the ones creating a dangerous precedent with their obstruction. Their treatment of EPA nominee Gina McCarthy is simply ridiculous. First, they loaded her down with 1,100 written...

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Murder in the Heart of the City

There were nine shooting incidents in Philadelphia over the weekend, only one of which resulted in a fatality. Most shootings in Philly occur in poor areas far removed from Center City. That was true this weekend, too, except...

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