Politics

November 2013

November 19, 2013
Today marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and you'll undoubtedly hear...
November 19, 2013
As a newly adopted Illinoisan who is also super gay, I was overjoyed when my...
November 18, 2013
Just as the Pierce County Council (in Washington) was getting ready to approve their 2014...
November 17, 2013
Pennsylvania legislators just can't get enough of God in the government. These are the Republicans...
November 16, 2013
On the afternoon of Wednesday, November 20th, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is expected to sign...
November 16, 2013
Enjoy the (fictional) Twitter war between Pope Francis and Sarah Palin -- as documented on...
November 14, 2013
Are Republicans being unfairly maligned as the anti-science party? The easy answer to that is,...
November 12, 2013
Fifteen years ago, tired of yobs and hooligans and a perceived decline in civility, British...
November 09, 2013
Back in August, Dr. Michael Burgess (R-TX) -- the guy who believes fetuses can masturbate...
November 06, 2013
Mike Smith, the President of the LaGrange Humanists (in Georgia), was in the hunt to...
November 05, 2013
My state's legislature did something useful for once -- and it's about damn time: American...
November 05, 2013
Tomorrow, before the Supreme Court hears the oral arguments in Town of Greece v Galloway...
November 05, 2013
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Town of Greece v. Galloway, a...
November 04, 2013
Last week, I posted about how the American Legion Post 134 was financially boycotting the...
November 04, 2013
Just days before the Supreme Court hears the case of Town of Greece v Galloway,...
November 04, 2013
Over the weekend, the Convention on the Constitution held meetings in Ireland to discuss changes...
November 03, 2013
Amanda Knief of American Atheists appeared on CNN this morning to discuss the upcoming Supreme...
November 03, 2013
One of the sketches from last night's "Saturday Night Live" featured three African-Americans discussing how...
November 03, 2013
On last week's "Real Time with Bill Maher," guest Richard Dawkins made a few headlines...

October 2013

October 31, 2013
According to the 2013 American Values Survey just released by the Public Religion Research Institute,...
October 30, 2013
Remember how American Legion Post 311 refused to attend a Veterans Day ceremony at a...
October 29, 2013
We learned earlier this month Pennsylvania Rep. Rick Saccone (R-obviously), who has a history of...
October 24, 2013
You know what we haven't seen enough of lately? Oprah Winfrey's show "Super Soul Sunday."...
October 22, 2013
On his radio show yesterday, conservative Christian radio host Bryan Fischer spoke with a caller...
October 20, 2013
Somehow, I missed this when it happened in July, but it's too good to pass...
October 19, 2013
The American Humanist Association announced last night that former Congressman Barney Frank would receive its...
October 17, 2013
When the House of Representatives, after a 16-day standoff, finally decided to reopen the government...
October 15, 2013
Earlier today, Fox News Channel's Gretchen Carlson hosted a discussion of Senate Chaplain Barry Black,...
October 15, 2013
Malaysia isn't considered a progressive country for a number of reasons. Last year, its Education...
October 14, 2013
Mike Stanfill explains what's really behind the GOP shutdown: As if there's a reason any...
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