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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 30th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
You remember back in The Dark Ages when George W. Bush was president? You Googled “miserable failure” and President Bush’s White House biography was the…
Tags: Barack Obama, Fox News, George W. Bush, Google, Internet, politics, right-wing punditry, tech
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 27th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
We all know that women are more likely to be paid less for the same work as their male counterparts. We know that women have…
Tags: feminism, gender equality, health, health care
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 26th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
I take pride in the little things. No, I have never taken a ride in the bed of a pick-up truck. No, I haven’t chewed…
Tags: labor, Wal-Mart
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 23rd, 2009 at 5:20 pm
When I applied for a Massachusetts driver’s permit in 1999, I was not asked about the minimum age to ride in the bed of a…
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 22nd, 2009 at 5:51 pm
CNN has recently released an article revolving around “Natalie Dylan,” the 22-year-old woman auctioning her virginity to the highest bidder. Dylan claims she’s been offered…
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 21st, 2009 at 10:38 am
Right now a lot of people are looking back on George Bush’s presidency and debating whether it was the worst presidency in American history (it…
Tags: George W. Bush, John Hinderaker, politics, right-wing punditry
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 16th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Fox News is reporting that a Washington state court recently ruled that teachers can not be prosecuted for sleeping with their 18-year-old students. Default response:…
Tags: high school, law enforcement, sex
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 15th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Two weeks ago, I pointed out that supporting a salary cap in Major League Baseball is an inherently unprogressive attitude. Pro-labor applies to wealthy athletes…
Tags: labor, MLB, sports
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 14th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Michelle Malkin is right. The tax increases on cigarettes and tobacco to fund the proposed S-CHIP expansion are regressive.
From Malkin:
The National Taxpayers Union…
Tags: conservatism, Michelle Malkin, right-wing punditry
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 12th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
In attacking the Catholic Church’s wacky stances on birth control, I didn’t mention my own Episcopal faith. Which was fine because my faith has a…
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 8th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Governor Sarah Palin was recently interviewed by right-wing radio personality John Ziegler about the way the “mainstream media” treated her during the presidential campaign. Palin’s…
Tags: Katie Couric, politics, Sarah Palin, Tina Fey
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 7th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
The argument for the Catholic Church against other Christian denominations has always been the foundation of the Mother Church through the years. Just ask Louisiana…
Tags: Catholic Church, Catholicism, religion, reproductive rights, sex
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 5th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Back in the heyday of fishing off the coast of Massachusetts, white fish was the name of the game. Cod, and to a lesser extent,…
Tags: food
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By L. Russell Allen - Jan 2nd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
I recently purchased Oregon Trail II. It’s fantastic. I’m having a wonderful time fording rivers, hunting wild game, and killing my enemies off with dysentery.…
Tags: 2nd Amendment, gun control, Guns, Ohio
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By L. Russell Allen - Dec 31st, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Just before Christmas, the New York Yankees announced they had signed superstar first baseman Mark Teixiera to a $180 million contract. This was on the…
Tags: baseball, labor, sports
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