Month: July 2014

The Kids Are Alright

As incalculably screwed-up as things seem to be in this country, the future should be okay because the young people get it. They’ve internalized the important things and rejected a lot of the bullshit. The main thing is...

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Died on the Fourth of July

Methinks the Lord who doth bless America has preparedeth something for us on this, our anniversary: Richard Mellon Scaife, the Pittsburgh philanthropist and reclusive heir to the Mellon banking fortune, whose support for...

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I’m Not Like Most Other Men

Well, now I know how I am different from most other men. People, and especially men, hate being alone with their thoughts so much that they’d rather be in pain. In a study published in Science Thursday on the ability of people...

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Casual Observation

If the Democrats choose Birmingham, Alabama to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention, I will eat my hat. My money is on Brooklyn, although personally I would advise them to pick Columbus.

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