February 14, 2015
VIDEO: Police Shoot Unarmed Man Dead For Throwing Rocks
As Bill Maher said on Real Time, there is something systemically wrong with policing in this country.
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September 2, 2014
ISIS, Drone Strikes: What Constitutes Gruesome And Brutal Behavior?
ISIS released a video today showing the (apparent) beheading death of U.S. citizen and journalist Steven Sotloff. I have not seen the video, and I do not plan to watch the video, because, I like everyone else have the same reaction: outrage at the brutality and gruesome nature of this new enemy.
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August 13, 2014
Russell Brand Says What We Are All Thinking About Robin Williams
As we have come to expect, we can turn to the wise words of Russell Brand to make sense of a senseless act. In his article on The Guardian, Brand asks, “Is it melancholy to think that a world that Robin Williams can’t live in must be broken?”
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September 13, 2013
Since This Morning, Alcohol Has Killed Thousands. Marijuana? Zero
Most Americans now believe marijuana should be legal. Most have realized the war on drugs, especially when it comes to pot, has been an abysmal failure. And most people know alcohol is a much more potent and deadly drug than weed. Alcohol is responsible for thousands of deaths per day, and countless hardships, yet it remains legal. And it should remain legal, because we know prohibition doesn’t work.
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June 14, 2013
CHART: Fear Of Terrorism Makes People Irrational – Terrorism Fatalities vs. Firearm Homicides
America is a country that prides itself on bravery and strength, but we have an irrational fear of terrorism in the post-9/11 years. You are more likely to die in a car accident, a fall, or even drown, than die in a terrorist incident. In some cases, many thousands of times more likely. But while we made no rash or illogical decisions regarding automobile deaths, we have done exactly that in response to terrorism. In addition to car accidents, falls and drownings, you are also more likely to be murdered by firearm than murdered by terrorist attack. And while car accidents, falls and drownings are accidents, murder by gun is no accident, and that makes it a good statistic to compare to terrorism.
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