April 29, 2013
Ron Paul Compares Boston Lock-down To A ‘Military Coup In A Far Off Banana Republic’
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April 28, 2013
Left, Right False Equivalence: Newtown vs. Boston
A false equivalence narrative has crept into the conversation after the Boston Marathon bombing. It goes something like this: The Left reacted to the mass-shooting in Newtown, Connecticut by saying “we have to do something,” and the Right reacted to the bombing at the Boston Marathon by saying exactly the same thing. On Newtown, liberals want a ban on assault weapons and expanded background checks. On Boston, conservatives want the surviving suspect classified an enemy combatant, suspending his rights as an American citizen, among other similar police state responses.
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April 24, 2013
Due Process: What’s The Purpose Of The Public Defender?
For those among us who believe we should try and convict suspects in the media and without trial, I ask, what is the purpose of the public defender? If there’s no due process, then we have no need for public defenders. If there’s no presumption of innocence, then why not just skip the trial altogether and throw people in jail or strap them to the electric chair.
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April 22, 2013
Boston Marathon Bombing: Terror And Fear In America
With some reflection on the tragedy a week ago at the Boston Marathon, it’s clear America is still deeply scarred by the events of 9/11 over a decade ago. Why is it so clearly obvious to so many Americans that we should label last week’s bombing as a terrorist act, but not the Newtown school shooting? What is our definition of terrorism? Was Newtown not sufficiently terrifying? On the contrary, while many more people were wounded from last week’s bombing, last December’s school shooting saw many more fatalities. On that measure, we should consider the Newtown shooting to be at least on the same level as the Boston Marathon bombing, yet we do not, at least not from a perspective of public safety.
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April 20, 2013
We Don’t Break The News; It’s Already Broken
We Don’t Break The News; It’s Already Broken
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April 20, 2013
Real Time with Bill Maher: 30,000 Gun Deaths vs. 3 Terrorism Deaths
Real Time with Bill Maher
Episode 279
April 19, 2013
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April 19, 2013
Your Brain On Religion: FRC Blames ‘Sexual Liberalism’ For Boston Marathon Bombing
This Is Your Brain On Religion
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April 19, 2013
Stupid Things Republicans Say: Arkansas State Representative Nate Bell
There’s no shortage of stupid quotes from Republicans, especially red state Republicans. Here’s an intellectually-challenged and civility-opposed Tweet from Arkansas State Representative Nate Bell:
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April 19, 2013
Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects: Chechen Brothers, One Dead, One Captured
This article has been updated as of Friday, 4/19/2013 at 9:06pm.
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April 18, 2013
NRA Blocks Taggants: ‘The Blaze’ Goes After Lawrence O’Donnell’s Accurate Claim
Last night on MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “The NRA’s efforts to guarantee that American mass murderers are the best-equipped mass murders in the world is not limited to murderers who use assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.”
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