Government exists as a vehicle for our common endeavors, and to shield us from the endeavors of those who would do us harm ( Read more... )

"Belief in conspiracy theories can be comforting. If everything that goes wrong is the fault of a secret cabal, that relieves you of the tedious necessity of trying to understand how a complex world really works."

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Just for the record, affirmative active doesn't exist to promote diversity, it exists to remedy racial discrimination.

So, the conformation hearings for Sotomayor are making me very angry. I'm trying to be calm as I type this ( Read more... )

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So, I'm kind of a nerd and spend a lot of time thinking about things like reforming education policies ( Read more... )

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