History - Dangerous Intersection

Palin vs. Palin

Post author:Dan Klarmann
Post published:October 19, 2008
Post category:American Culture Communication Current Events Entertainment Politics Videos
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One has to admit that Gov. Palin is an awfully good sport. Yes, it's really her saying "Live from ..."

The Coming Four (Eight) Years

Post author:Mark Tiedemann
Post published:October 18, 2008
Post category:American Culture Communication Culture Current Events Economy Education Energy Health History ignorance Medicine Politics The Middle East War
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Maybe there's something wrong with me. I am not enthused about the coming election. I hope Obama wins, but only because I have had enough of the Republicans and their wistful, "wish it were 1952 again" attitudes, and the ideological leech they've been carrying around since 1980 that wants to…

Historical Contraception and Carols in mid-October

Post author:Dan Klarmann
Post published:October 16, 2008
Post category:American Culture Censorship Communication Culture Education History Law Reproductive Rights Science Whimsy
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I was having lunch with Joe the Juggler at the City Diner earlier this week. He was showing me some papers he found in the wall of his house. The original owner in 1892 apparently was in the personal rubber products business. Back then, this was a euphemism for (shocked…

Can You Define a Conflict of Interest?

Post author:Dan Klarmann
Post published:October 15, 2008
Post category:Communication Current Events Education Evolution Fraud ignorance Politics Religion Science snake oil
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A committee has been selected in Texas to define the science curriculum for the next decade. The 6 man committee consists of 3 reputable scientists, two co-authors of a new Intelligent Design textbook, and one chemistry professor who is known for his Intelligent Design stance. Fair and balanced, right? Oh,…

Win a free "Expelled" DVD

Post author:Dan Klarmann
Post published:October 14, 2008
Post category:Current Events
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BeliefNet is offering 10 free copies of Ben Stein's "Expelled" for the best answers to this question: "If you could intelligently redesign humanity, what would you change?" (This is the link to their post) Good until October 27, 2008 For this price, I'd watch it. Maybe in a double feature…

Paul on Jillian Michaels Comment on the Lack of Vaccine TestingMy wife and I have been talking about this to our families and friends for many years (prior to the…
Charles Crook on About Trump’s ElectionI agree and pray the opportunity will not be wasted but successful.
Andrew Wahl on The “News”A common word in the headline? Where has Vivek Ramaswamy been hiding from the world for the past ten…
Erich Vieth on Huxley’s PredictionSame impulse toward totalitarianism, but now equipped with powerful new tools that couldn't have dre…
Andrew Wahl on Huxley’s PredictionIt is not a "new kind of Totalitarianism" ... it is the same one we have had around since before Ald…
Journalism Redux - Dangerous Intersection on The MSNBC Division of the DNC[…] already know that MSNBC’s mission is to help the DNC. One of their executives admitt…
Rita on David Koch’s 1980 Insane Libertarian PlatformThis is more relevant today than ever before probably. It's time to reel back 90% of government prog…
Erich Vieth on The “News”A recent example of a non-organic media narrative:
Anonymous on David Koch’s 1980 Insane Libertarian PlatformWe’re not going back. Treason : Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against t…
Anonymous on Did Adam have a belly-button?nowhere in the Bible does it say anthing about navels. However, there were cities that existed at th…