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Wait, This ISN’T Sparta?!?

November 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Politics

In response to the story about Will Phillips, the 10 year-old Arkansas boy who refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance due the country’s woeful record on gay rights, Michael Lind argues that the very notion of a pledge of allegiance is counter to what America is supposed to be about.  He traces the history [...]

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The Stupak Amendment

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics

Before I begin, I’ll note that this is going to be one of those “easy for you to say” kind of posts. Saturday night the House brought health care reform closer to reality than it’s ever been. The House bill is the best of the various bill that’s been proposed, and would, among other things, [...]

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“Objectivity”

September 25th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Politics

In general, this article in the Politico is a useful piece defending Speaker Pelosi’s concerns about the danger created by hysterical rhetoric from the right. However, it adheres to the annoying journalistic rule that you cannot criticize one side, however valid that criticism may be, without including some seemingly equivalent criticism of the other side. [...]

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