Why Do We Have Zoos Still?

Chooseyourownfoodchain’s thoughtful post on Zoo’s really got me thinking, why do we even have Zoo’s? Zoos are intended to provide entertainment and sometimes, education, to the general public (who are paying for this, either in the form of a ticket or, I assume, through taxes). When it comes to conservation,  a nature preserve seems far [...]

Why Aren’t We Honest With China?

China has no respect for the rights of its citizens.  Why do we have a shred of diplomatic respect for this country?  I don’t advocate isolating China by any means, but in our dealings with them we have a moral responsibility to make clear we view their human rights abuses with earned contempt.

Actually Bryan Fischer Has a Point

I’m an unabashed liberal, and stand firmly for the separation of Church and State.  The rest of Bryan Fischer’s worldview is morally repugnant in its blatant support of theocracy.  That being said, Karoli and John Amato of Crooks and Liars are wrong, and Bryan Fischer is correct, in this particular argument.  They are discussing the [...]

Today in Stupid Hate Crimes…

Two homophobes were charged with assaulting a gay man… in a gay bar: Two men have been charged with a hate crime after an attack on a gay man in the bathroom of a historic gay bar in downtown Manhattan early Sunday morning Could this be as depressingly stupid as we are thinking? The 34-year [...]

Conservative Supreme Court’s Poor Reasoning

In deciding whether a contractor for a low-to-no-risk government job ought to have any expectation of privacy in background check forms, this little nugget of joy escaped the “brilliant” mind of our chief Justice Roberts: Stormer said people in low-risk jobs should not be scrutinized as other employees in sensitive positions may be. Yet Justices Samuel [...]

Anti-Burka-Crusaders and Anti-Choicers: Common Threads

As the Anti-Burka tide rises in Europe (hahaha, Anti-Islamic politics?  What religious minority will those wacky Europeans go after next?), I was struck by problems in the law’s reasoning, as well as similarities with the anti-choice anti-abortion nuts here at home. The law is ostensibly about protecting dignity and equality: “Given the damage it produces [...]

Its More Than an Enthusiam Gap, Assholes

Wow the One Nation Rally beat out Glenn Beck’s Rally.  Big Newz Camperz: Enthusiasm gap, schmenthusiasm gap. Without the benefit of months and months of advertising and promotion on Fox News Channel (in fact, I’m only aware of Ed Schultz on MSNBC doing any kind of TV promotion), the One Nation Working Together rally in [...]

Democrats Aren’t Democrats

Hahahha, time for a dose of reality dear readers! From the daily WTF pile over at Digby’s residence: Quick question for those who believe that criticism of the the president and the Dem leadership is what’s depressing the Democratic base: is this criticism a problem? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is giving Democratic candidates a free [...]

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