September 18, 2013
Michael Shermer: Know Nothing Skepticism Is Just Silly (VIDEO)
Know nothing skepticism is just silly. If you were skeptical about everything, you’d have to be skeptical about your own skepticism. – Dr. Michael Shermer
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September 18, 2013
When Police Bullets Hit Bystanders: Why The NRA’s ‘Arm Everyone’ Is Pure Madness
The National Rifle Association (NRA) and gun fanatics across America want the rest of us to believe we are a more civil society if we are armed to the teeth. If every citizen could model his or her life on the teachings of John Rambo, adopt a philosophy of “shoot first…second…fiftieth, ask questions later,” America would be a much safer nation.
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September 17, 2013
Why Health Care Costs In The United States Are So High (VIDEO)
This is a must watch video explaining why America’s health care costs are so high. It’s astounding how much we pay per person for health care when you consider outcomes are worse than other modern democracies, while at the same time not extending coverage to every American.
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September 17, 2013
Throw Your Stupid, Self-Centered, Straw Man Arguments Out The Window
Another day, another mass shooting in America. Yesterday’s violence and death at the Washington Navy Yard is just the latest chapter in America’s sad obsession with guns and gun culture.
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September 16, 2013
The AR-15 Semi-Automatic Assault Rifle Was Used At Sandy Hook, Aurora, And Now The Navy Yard Shooting
EDIT: Early reports indicated an AR-15 was involved in the Navy Yard shooting. That turns out to be false, but it hardly changes anything. If Aaron Alexis was able to so easily kill 12 people without an AR-15, I don’t want to think what would have happened had he used an assault rifle (yes, that’s what it is). The amount of carnage possible even with less potent weapons lends even greater support to banning assault style weapons.
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September 16, 2013
Prison-Industrial Complex Watch: Judge Says Corrections Corporation of America In Contempt Of Court
This is what happens when we allow prisons to become a for-profit enterprise.
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September 16, 2013
Delusional Conservatives Believe The President Will Cave On Obamacare
How do you define delusion?
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September 16, 2013
Counterview: End The Fed? The Gold Standard? Paper Money Has No Value?
There are some who call for an end to the Federal Reserve system and a return to the gold standard, where the U.S. dollar is backed by physical gold. But why is the value of gold different than that of paper money? After all, paper money is physical as well. It’s tangible. You can hold it. You can covet it.
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September 15, 2013
So Yeah, I’m Gonna Have To Go Ahead And Agree With Vladimir Putin
This past Wednesday Russia President Vladimir Putin penned an op-ed in the New York Times. In “A Plea For Caution From Russia,” Putin urges the United States, by speaking directly to Americans, to show some restraint with events surrounding Syria. And yeah, I’m gonna have to go ahead and agree with Putin, at least on some of his points.
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September 15, 2013
Reports Of Gun-Control’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Over on The Atlantic, Molly Ball has announced “The Death of Gun Control.” She says that any serious efforts on gun control ended when the Senate voted down enhanced background checks back in April. And if that wasn’t the death of gun control, the recall of two pro-gun-control Democrats in Colorado on Tuesday made it official.
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