Muslims are taught to say our prayers in Arabic in order to facilitate a level of camaraderie between people of different linguistic backgrounds and
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Drug War Prostitution
Loose items from a tight-leaf notebook: How convenient for the War on Drugs industry that the Secret Service prostitution foul-up occurred just as President
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Good Ole Nostaglia
… or Why “Old” People Need to STFU Some people need to banish the phrase, “when I was your age…” or “when I was
Continue readingDear Couples, Go eff Yourselves
On this most auspicious of hallmark holidays, I think a little shoutout to couples nation is in order. Some of you have become really
Continue readingOne generation, two generation, blue generation, green generation
One of Great Laws of the Iroquois Confederacy stated, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions upon the next
Continue readingBaby Go Boom
Ani DeFranco, who is about my age and belongs to the age group broadly known as Generation X, once said, “The best minds of
Continue readingMy So-Called V-Day
[Originally published way too long ago]. — I’m single; have been for many years now. I’m bitter; have been for over… well it’s been
Continue readingThe Career Prospects of a (White) One-Legged Busboy
I was thinking about the NFL’s Rooney Rule, which requires teams with a head coaching vacancy to interview at least one ‘minority’ candidate during
Continue readingTechmology As Savior of Mankind
I was flipping through the channels last weekend when I saw that Jurassic Park was on TV. I watched for a few minutes before
Continue readingCollective Morality in a Libertarian World
Survival of the fittest. It is an intrinsic component of nature’s wilds and an essential building block of just about every aspect of modern
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