Some things I didn’t know, along with common knowledge that we should all have regarding the Middle East.
Most in the United States don’t know much about the Middle East or the people that live there. This lack of knowledge hurts our ability to understand world events and, consequently, our ability to hold intelligent opinions about [...]

Does Chappelle know something we don’t?

I can’t verify all the statistics, but they just feel right.

No wonder the war has gone on so long. Someone forgot to close the tag. Stupid, government programmers.

A friend linked me to a video that reminded me of this speech. Thanks Casey.

Dan Savage visits South Carolina for Real Time with Bill Maher.

From The Beast’s, 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007
9. You
Charges: You believe in freedom of speech, until someone says something that offends you. You suddenly give a damn about border integrity, because the automated voice system at your pharmacy asked you to press 9 for Spanish. You cling to every scrap of bullshit you [...]