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IDEAS / Bill Meacham : Is Religion a Parasitic Meme or a Helpful Adaptation?
Moai at Easter Island. Moai are the living faces of deified ancestors. Image from Wikimedia Commons.Religion:Parasitic meme or helpful adaptation? That humans are religious is indisputable. Like morality, religion in one form or another seems to be a universal aspect … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthropology, Bill Meacham, Evolution, Ideas, New Atheists, Philosophy, Religion
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Lamar W. Hankins : Paul Ryan Makes War Against People, Not Poverty
President Lyndon Johnson marked the start of the War on Poverty with a visit to Tom Fletcher’s front porch in Martin County, Kentucky, in April 1964. Photo by Walter Bennett / Time magazine. Image from Daily Yonder.Paul Ryan’s war:Not against … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Politics, Head Start, Lamar W. Hankins, LBJ, Paul Ryan, Sixties, VISTA, War on Poverty
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Jay D. Jurie : ‘Weimar Moment’ or Chicken Little?
“Pillars of Society.” Painting by militantly anti-Nazi German Dadaist George Grosz, 1926, during the Weimar Republic. Image from Alpha History.It can’t happen here:A ‘Weimar moment’ or Chicken Little? Whether or not the U.S. is at a ‘Weimar moment,’ those who … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Fascism, Jay D. Jurie, Nazi Germany, Weimar Republic
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Webb Dreyer : ‘Texas Jewboy’ Kinky Friedman Mulls Second Run for Governor’s Mansion
Rag Radio podcast: The Kinkster talks music and politics and second run for Texas governor Kinky Friedman in the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Texas, Friday, October 19, 2012. Photo by William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog. By Thorne … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Country Music, Humorists, Interview, Kinky Friedman, Podcast, Rag Radio, Singer-Songwriters, Texas Musicians, Texas Politics, Thorne Dreyer
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BOOKS / Mike Davis : The Reds Under Romney’s Bed
The reds under Romney’s bed The image of the Red Cavalry going into battle with the Book of Mormon in their saddlebags is quite a stretch; most of us, on the contrary, would probably vote for Mormon ‘socialism’ as the … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Books, Brigham Young, Mike Davis, Mitt Romney, Mormon Church, Socialism, Utah
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Alan Waldman : NBC’s Short-Lived ‘Life’ Is Smart, Quirky Cop Show
Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: Short-lived NBC cop show Life is smart, quirky, and gripping. Damian Lewis is wonderful as the LAPD cop, falsely imprisoned for murder, who pursues the real killer and conspirators. By Alan … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : Texas Cheerleaders for Jesus
Kountze High School cheerleaders with banner at football game. Image from Atheist Camel.Cheerleaders for Jesus:Texas politicians jumpon religion bandwagon Can cheerleaders who represent the Kountze Independent School District, while acting in their official capacities as school cheerleaders, promote their personal … Continue reading
Gerry Bello, Bob Fitrakis, and Harvey Wasserman : Do the Romneys Own Your E-Vote?
Photo by Brian Snyder / Reuters / Salon.Does the Romney familynow own your e-vote? A candidate for the presidency of the United States — and his brother, wife, and son — have a straight-line financial interest in the voting machines … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, Bob Fitrakis, Election Theft, Electronic Voting, Gerry Bello, Harvey Wasserman, Mitt Romney, Ohio
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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : George McGovern, the Most Decent Man in Politics
George McGovern during the 1972 presidential campaign. Photo from SIPA / REX.George McGovern:The most decent man in politics McGovern, who flew 35 missions as pilot of a B-24, took what he had learned in those deadly skies and put it … Continue reading
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Tagged Deaths, George McGovern, Liberal Democrats, Peace Movement, Richard Nixon, Thomas Cleaver, Vietnam, World War II
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Ron Jacobs : Reflecting on George McGovern
Former presidential candidate and Sen. George McGovern in 2007. Photo by Tim Sloan / AFP / Getty Images..Come home, America:Reflecting on George McGovern I was a senior in high school in 1972. I listened to his acceptance speech while working … Continue reading
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Tagged Deaths, George McGovern, Liberal Democrats, Peace Movement, Richard Nixon, Ron Jacobs, Sixties, Vietnam
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Roger Baker : Which Side Are You On, Austin?
Most Austin City Council members are elected from four affluent zip codes, in red above.Which side are you on?The people’s plan versus the politicians’ plan The struggle for populist control of the City of Austin government by means of 10 … Continue reading
