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Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Holiday In Scambodia

Reagan mythology is leading US off a cliff

Matt Taibbi’s latest Rolling Stone article has a lot of not-so-nice things to say about Michele Bachmann, and why we should be simultaneously ashamed and horrified of the fact that she’s a viable contender for President of the United States. My favorite quote: “In her runs for Congress, Bachmann discovered — or perhaps it is [...]

Here’s a pile of noteworthy items fresh from my RSS feeds that I thought would be worth sharing. New Personalized Therapy Causes Cancer Cells to Kill Themselves Propaganda Critic A Year of Volcanic Activity Noam Chomsky: Why the Mideast Turmoil Is a Direct Threat to the American Empire

Here are some interesting links from AlterNet that I recently dug up from my vast collection of del.icio.us bookmarks. Creepy Christian Patriarchy Movement Shackles Daughters to Their Fathers and Homes 20 Signs that the Economic Collapse Is Already Upon Us Has the American Dream Become Our Nightmare? Are Americans a Broken People? Why We’ve Stopped [...]

I’ve recently started reading a great alternative news site called AlterNet. The writers for this site somehow manage to crank out a huge number of really intersting stories. For example: We’re All Born Atheists: An interesting primer on one of the most vilified and misunderstood minority groups in the U.S. Arch-Conservative U.S. Christians Help Uganda [...]

…should change their name to something more accurate. I suggest the American Taliban Party. Am I being excessively harsh? Not at all. After reading a post on reddit which pointed out the disgustingly theocratic platform which the Constitution Party runs on, I decided to check it out myself and pick out any interesting bits I [...]

(Apparently this one has been floating around on the Internet for a while, but I just had to reproduce it here.) Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Infertile couples and old people can’t legally get married because the world needs more children. [...]