>Habeas corpus? How? Habeas Corpus no longer exists in the US as it pertains to “terror” cases (which now includes things like manufacturing meth). >If I’m suspected of robbing a bank, they have to present some evidence to a judge…
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Hate Speech Laws in the UK
Direct incitement to violence is already illegal, even in the US, where they enjoy some of the most open free speech laws in the world. So for instance, if you are in a protest and you see a cop running…
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Monsanto Moves Towards Total Dominance of the World’s Food Supply
Oh, I see you watched Penn and Teller’s Bullshit. Here’s something to think about, the majority of USDA certified organic farms use no pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. None. His name is Michael Taylor. Before becoming the nations “food czar” which…
Government Life-Support of Rural Towns
I think a similar argument could easily be made for the housing projects, and welfare given to certain inner city neighborhoods, which are pretty much 100% government owned and run. They were built with tax payer dollars, they are filled…
Traits vs. Gender Roles
The ROLE of housewife isn’t exactly static by any means however. There’s the rich suburban woman who chooses to stay at home because of her wealth, and then there’s the poor inner city woman who stays at home because otherwise…
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What’s my child’s ethnicity?
A Third Culture Kid (TCK) is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents’ culture. The TCK frequently builds relationships to all of the cultures, while not having full ownership in…
How should I talk to my 4yo son about God?
I find it really entertaining that where I now live (Czech Republic) and had my daughter believes that jezisek (baby jesus) comes through the heating vents and leaves you presents. Also, if a child is bad an evil demon will…
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A Black Chinese Girl
Not trying to dismiss casual racism, but intent has everything to do with how words are used. Often the phrase “you can’t yell fire in a crowded theater” gets referenced as a limit of free speech, but actually it is…
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NYC Man Confronts Homophobe
Nope. The only time that words can warrant a violent response is when the words are threatening imminent physical harm. Such as “I’m gonna bash your fucking head in!” accompanied by a movement which indicates the words have a specific…
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Why did the Republican party do as badly as they did in last year’s election?
The problem with the GOP is that they are failing to change their message fast enough to correspond to larger trends which are happening both demographically as well as ideologically. The days of Jerry Fallwell, the Moral Majority and Reagan…
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