My first love, as a kid, was baseball. No, strike that, that’s not quite right.
My first love, as a kid, was the Los Angeles Dodgers. Read the rest of this entry »
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A Heretic’s Pilgrimage: My Journey to the 2012 Values Voter Summit
In Featured, Politics, Religion on July 22, 2013 at 2:25 am
In which I travel to the the most prestigious social-conservative shindig of the year to ask the question, is there any way we can become one country again? Read the rest of this entry »
The Unintended Costs of an Armed Society
In Uncategorized on July 22, 2013 at 12:28 am
Gun advocates are right: arming all of our citizens to the teeth could help us minimize the deaths from shooting sprees like the one in Aurora. But are we prepared to pay the price? Read the rest of this entry »
Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to think: Gary Harrington, Oregon water rights, and Freedom
In Uncategorized on July 22, 2013 at 12:21 am
As a water rights dispute in Southern Oregon shows, Freedom vs. Tyranny works better as on a bumper sticker than it does as a guiding light with public policy. Read the rest of this entry »
A Billion Rising (Or 51% of America, Anyway): The GOP Is Killing Itself With The Violence Against Women Act
In Politics on July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am
As the GOP looks to defund programs that assist victims of rape and domestic abuse, it puts them on the losing end of both history and national elections. Read the rest of this entry »
The Creeping Victory of “Consistent” over “Judicious”
In Culture, Politics, Religion on July 21, 2013 at 11:17 pm
The call for ideological consistency is on the rise on both sides of the aisle. But is that a good thing?
Tod Kelly 