Saturday, December 20, 2008

An Atheist's Christmas in the Bronx

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Even though my relatives and I were atheist Jews in a predominantly Christian country, I rarely felt as if I was out of the mainstream. Mom...
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Puzzling Atheists #8: You Are Not Alone

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Some alleged humanists have been whining that "agnostics, atheists, and other types of nontheists" feel "a little alone"...
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Sunday, November 02, 2008

Forget Remembering Hypatia

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I love reading about history, but I hate most historical fiction. For me, fictionalizing history is justified only under three circumstances...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

A Cynic's Endorsement of Obama

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I don’t mean to upstage Colin Powell or Warren Buffett or Matt Damon, but Barack Obama has now earned perhaps the most important endorsement...
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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Solutions to Non-Existent Puzzles

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The Hindu drank the chai, the Christian had the iced tea, the Wiccan purchased the pumpkin frappuccino, the Muslim ordered the nonpork vanil...
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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Do Words Matter?

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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin Delano Roosevelt George W. Bush The only thing we have to fear is ... you know ... b...
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Questions for Obama – or His Cheerleaders

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Although, I would never even consider voting for the intolerable and untenable McCain/Palin ticket, I’m finding it extremely difficult to wo...
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Sunday, October 05, 2008

Sarah Palin Haiku

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Sarah’s running against the Democrat’s highfalutin eloquence by speakin’ in homespun haikus. Maureen Dowd, "Sarah's Pompom Palaver...
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Saturday, October 04, 2008

Lend Me Your Earmarks: A Quiz

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The 451-page bailout bill is loaded with earmarks . Earmarks are governmental gifts, either through the direct dispersal of funds or the g...
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Saturday, September 27, 2008

Not-So-Live Blogging the Debate

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9:00 p.m. Jim Lehrer greets the audience and explains the rules of the debate. Basically, he will ask questions and the candidates will then...
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