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France: Rude. America: Lame. British: Boring.

May 23, 2006

It’s not just the American Right that hates France: Apparently, the British do, too. According to a recent survey, the French are the “rudest and most boring” nation. OK, I get it. “France is a miserable country because it’s populated by Frenchmen, and Frenchmen are miserable because they live in France,” or [...]

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Pour Vous, Sanjay & Captain

May 23, 2006

Last week, the Captain posted what can at best be described as an overtly derogatory assessment of the minortiy prison population. And by minority, I mean “black.”
Sanjay, you and I both called him on egregious assumptions, and irresponsible rhetoric. I came across some data this morning that substantiates our claims, and [...]

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Another Blow to Federalism

May 23, 2006

Via CNN:
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment …”
“Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman…Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than [...]

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Foreign Exchange 101

May 22, 2006

I hear often argued that “Mexican immigrants don’t contribute to our economy; they’re only here to send money back to mexico.” Note that this argument is often applied to legal immigrants as well as the “illegal” variety.
First and foremost, they come here to work, which translates to providing us with goods and services - [...]

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