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    Counterproductive, hypocritical, and substanceless [Unscientific America Review]

    June 3rd, 2010

    Last week I got a shiny new library card for my new hometown. Well, it's hard to call it my hometown, since it's somewhat likely that I'll only be here for the summer, but going three months without access to a library was unthinkable- the two and a half weeks since I got here were bad enough. I walked the three quarters of the mile home with a cheesy smile plastered on my face (seriously, libraries make me so happy) and a few books in my bag that I was excited to try out Read More...

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    Go, Jersey, go!

    December 7th, 2009

    As I write this, the New Jersey State Senate Judiciary Committee is having a hearing on a same-sex marriage bill. (Text of said bill is available here.) The bill is widely expected to clear committee but whether it will pass the actual vote is a complete toss-up. That ticks me off on political principal alone Read More...

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    Posted in Calm, Reasoned Political Commentary | 2 Comments »

    Quit your whining already

    December 2nd, 2009

    Important fact: Obama campaigned on the idea that the Iraq war was unjust, and that we should be focusing on Afghanistan.. So it's really getting on my nerves the way Democrats are tearing him to pieces for the Afghanistan troop surge. (I'm not referring to people who are angry about the timeline or how good his speech was or wasn't Read More...

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