From Lucy to Ellen
Norwegian researchers have examined 1,500 species and have given up trying to find one that was strictly heterosexual.
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Deportation might be one answer
“What have gun manufacturers done to improve the safe handling of firearms? Drop your pistol on a hard floor and see what happens.”
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A long way to go
A few things for you to consider.
Read NowSouthern whites voted as they had shot during the Civil War
"In Ladue, Missouri, two students were disciplined for telling black students boarding a bus to make sure they sat in the back."
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Triggers and unintended consequences
“Recent research: people from privileged backgrounds are less likely to view other people as relevant. In other words: ‘We don’t need those other people…
Read NowWhen the falcon cannot hear the falconer
“If the Democrats ran a chimpanzee and the Republicans an orangutan, the results would be the same.”
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The times they are a-changin’
“A Florida mom who delivered her baby in the hospital parking lot was charged the full price of $7,000, and she never used the…
Read NowThe Book of Revelation and the 2016 election
“Decisions affecting millions of vaginas are being determined by people who have never owned one or touched one.”
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Money and religion: it’s a mighty big needle
A reversal of the evolutionary chart?
Read NowApartheid and pot
The good, the bad, and the really ugly
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Religion and elections
Major newspapers that have always supported Republican candidates for president for up to over a hundred years now support Hillary Clinton.
Read NowHow many splinters in your banister of life?
First, to plan for a life one must be able to see an open path to basic resources necessary to make good on a…
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Climate change is for real!
Our climate is going down the toilet—a solid gold one
Read NowThere’s nothing wrong with education—except financial support
Most of our millennials would not pass the simple civics test aced by over 90% of new citizens.
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A collection of stuff
A potpourri of unconnected, incongruous comments based on items in a little folder I keep
Read NowIncome inequality, wars, and $400,000 helmets
With gods of war dominating humans, no wonder Earth is never without wars
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Who would believe it? Michele Bachmann or an African gray parrot?
It’s getting to be a real bizarre world out there
Read NowDNA, transplants, and modern science
“He’s got a good head on his shoulders” may have an entirely new meaning They have done it to mice, rats, and dogs. Humans…
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When will the door of mercy open to gays?
Is there such a thing as fair play? Are there level playing fields?
Read NowDon’t put your head underwater
First it was politics. Then it was money. After that, more propaganda. Now it’s the ugly combination of politics, propaganda, and money.
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For the common good?
It happens about every three generations because humans have short attention spans, and those who forget history usually repeat it.
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But now, everybody, including the kids and the old lady, can have a gun.
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Patriotism and an uncivil race war
Do not pass go, go directly to jail, and never earn any money
Read NowAll about sex
Warning: this sex column may endanger medieval thinking
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