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"Mary was what Dr. Johnson would have called, 'a very good hater ( Read more... )

The G20 is excellent at letting us forget that groups are composed of, you know, people. It's sad. One side isn't just the Mob; the other isn't just the Man. I think a lot of the hostility on both sides stems from this sort of reductionist polarization. The Harper government is so afraid/angry at what it sees as this amorphous blob of volatile ( Read more... )

I've made a list so you don't have to ( Read more... )

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Thanks for passing the healthcare bill. It certainly has some problems, but overall I think it's a step forward ( Read more... )

CHERYL BERNARD > YOU.

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What annoys the hell out of me in stories like the following are the boneheaded talkbackers who insist that male circumcision is somehow different from female genital mutilation because it's "less severe" or has "different cultural import." Heads up, hypocrites: feminists have been fighting (rightly!) for decades for a woman's ability to make ( Read more... )

Damn straight, cravat-boy.


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Is it ethically sound to be simultaneously vegetarian* and pro-choice ( Read more... )