Virginia Lawmakers Approve Common Sense Measure Requiring Voters to Confirm Who They Are Before They Cast a Ballot
According to Aviva Shen at ThinkProgress, requiring an ID to vote (just like boarding a plane, paying with a credit…
Gabby Giffords and the Politics of Silence
The shooting of Gabby Giffords while she was holding a constituent meet-and-greet by a mentally-unstable asshole is one of the…
Everyone’s offended
There’s a new four-letter word. It starts with an “r” and rhymes with “grape”. Colorado Rep. Joe Salazar (D) suggested…
Obamacare + Math
Imagine that you bring coffee to your office every day for yourself and your cubicle-mate. It’s a small gesture, but…
President Obama Considers Gabby Giffords a Prop for Gun Regulations
There’s an internet meme going around with various quotes ascribed to Abraham Lincoln that he clearly did not say. This…
The Violence *for Women Act
The Violence Against Women Act is a sucker of a bill. You vote for it, you’re voting for a labyrinth…
First comes love, then comes marriage
You know you’re in for a treat when an article starts with, “Last week, conservative groups held ‘National Marriage Week,’…
The Enemy of my Enemy is an Enema
In some states, you’re allowed to register to vote and vote on the same day. Yet you still have to…
Mississippi finally bans slavery
It’s been a process 148 years in the making, and after the re-election of a black president. A professor, after…
Why Harry Belafonte is wrong
You know a celebrity has jumped the shark when they’re more famous for their political statements than whatever they did…