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No Rights from Wrongs

As has predictably happened, the entire debate about gun control has spiralled into the realm of farce and lies, with the Sandy Hook massacre now long forgotten. The issue has shifted away from the murder of innocent children and the saturation of American society and culture with guns and…

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January 12, 2013

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The Makeover

If I were an illustrator, I would create cartoons to represent people like me (Obama voters) before and after Tuesday’s historic election. Since I cannot draw to save my soul, however, I shall try to describe what my pictures would look like. THE “BEFORE ” CARTOON. Group A—several wealthy,…

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November 9, 2012

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In memory of September 12th, 2001

I will always remember the events of 9-11 and the decade that has followed. But I mourn far more the loss of what we as Americans shared on 9-12 2001

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September 11, 2012

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Are You There Margaret? It’s Us, Generation X.

 As we end women's history month I feel compelled to bring up one of the most influential women in America, whose beliefs and compassion for the poor and uneducated have had a direct affect on how we live today: Margaret Sanger.  In 1914, Margaret Sanger launched the magazine The Woman…

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March 27, 2012

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If I Ran the World: The Ideal Educational System for America

The role that the educational system should play in the lives of individuals is to educate them to be conscious, critically thinking individuals who do not passively accept knowledge but question the knowledge that is being taught to them. Education should be taught to give students the skills and…

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January 25, 2012

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Ron Paul’s Ineptness

By: Jack Synten Since James Kirchick's 2008 discovery of Ron Paul old (though not that old) newsletters from the nineties, Paul has been back-tracking quite a bit. His newsletters expose Paul's tendencies towards the conspiratorial, as he espouses ideas that a "race war" is soon to begin, the IRS…

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December 27, 2011

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The Gay Veteran that Bit Down on Romney

By: Gary Montil From Politico 12/12/2011: "Mitt Romney, while touring the Chez Vachon restaurant in Manchester, sat down at a table with two older men, one of whom was wearing a 'Vietnam Veteran' hat. "Bob Garon, 63, of Epsom, N.H., asked Romney if he, as president would seek to…

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December 13, 2011

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Herman Cain’s Campaign: Cheap Parlor Tricks

By: Gregory Festley Many reasons can, and have, been given to why Herman Cain dropped out of the presidential race. The most obvious, of course, is the recent developments made in the past month and a half or so of all of Cain's sexual improprieties. But I don't believe…

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December 7, 2011

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Why Homosexuality Should Be Banned – Or Not?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lSfFa44p96o

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November 30, 2011

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Black President = Rise of the New Racist

Ever since President Obama was elected I have noticed a lot of insanity from a certain segment of the White population. President Obama has been accused of  taking away civil liberties of “real Americans” and not actually being an American at all but a Kenyan socialist-communist-fascist who is going to…

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September 9, 2011