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The Climate Is Changing
Just take a look at Venus and Mars. We can literally point to our sister planets and say, "See that? That could happen to us!"
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Everything else. Twenty-plus years of posts, thoughts, tweets, and internet ephemera. Explore at your own risk.
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The Envelope, Please: Texas Education Report
The Texas Education Agency is going to release its findings on the academic performance of Texas public schools today, and the labels that they assign to each school could greatly…
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The Evolution of the Signal
We are able to consume a lot of information, and there is a lot to be consumed, so those who present it must be aware of how it is organized.
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The Hypocrisy of Hope
In 2004 we forgot our about our hopes, wants, and dreams and cowered to our fears, needs, and nightmares.
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The Politics of Womanhood
Perhaps not surprisingly, our male-dominated world has often marginalized women when it came to positions of power. The reasons for this are almost always based in our cultural expectations of…
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The Yahoos at Yahoo! Answers
I have had the same Yahoo! account for over a decade. I mostly had it because I collect accounts at every major website. Most of Yahoo’s services are crappy and…
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There Is No Spoon
There is a scene in the movie “The Matrix” where the main character, Neo, is visiting a so-called oracle. As he waits to see her, he looks at the other…
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Tonowi Is to Buymi
It is interesting to find two political systems that are so distinctly different from one another while certain aspects of these systems are so incredibly alike. The tonowi of the…
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Top 10 Good Things about 9/11
10. We are cracking down on terrorism. With the horrors of terrorism reaching so vast an audience, the world’s new focus on defeating terrorism may one day save us from…
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Trumping the Race Card
Racial inequality has plagued our nation so long that even in today’s relatively enlightened culture we find various forms of prejudice and discrimination. In a predominantly white nation, the darker…
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Untruth: Wendy Davis Supports Open Carry
The winds of the Internet blow hard and fast, so people don’t have time to read an entire article before they are emotionally invested in it. They mostly just rely…
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VIRAL ALERT: Flu Vaccine Propaganda Pandemic
In case you haven’t heard, 26-year-old Desiree Jennings (who was training to be an NFL cheerleader) was allegedly diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called Dystonia. Her case is so…
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What’s the deal with the Facebook messenger app?
A lot of people are worried about the new Facebook messenger app. They are wondering if they should bother with installing it or just ignoring it. Well, pretty soon you…
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When It Rains, It Deluges
Rainfall has historically been something to look forward to, but India recently has learned firsthand the lesson about having too much of a good thing. As the death toll continues…
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Why Evolution Is Scientific and Creationism Is Not
Evolution is a product of the scientific process. It is often touted by critics as being “only a theory.” The irony is that if they truly understood the word theory…
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Why I Am Atheist
I'm not an atheist because I have yet to see evidence that God exists; I'm an atheist because I understand the biological explanation for it.
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Why You’re Wrong about Obama and Unemployment
The article was originally written at the tail end of the 2012 presidential race, and I have kept it up to date every few months over the past eight years.
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You Are Not Agnostic
This is an old paper I wrote for a religion class, and I’m only leaving it here for posterity. I may replace it with a more concise version (because this…
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You Can’t Waste a Worthless Vote
I know how this is going to make me look to some people, but I just stop reading certain emails when I realize it’s their attempt to convince me that…