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You can't tell me this man doesn't look like a turtle. Photo from flickr user PaisleyPittbull

The Likability Problem

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The Republican primary, which looked like it was in danger of stabilizing last week, has dealt us a fresh surprise with Rick Santorum’s victories in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri on [...]

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Feb 9, 2012 | Leave a response

February 7th saw California's Prop 8 struck down as unconstitutional. | Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Major Human Rights Victory: California’s Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional

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California has long been considered one of the most liberal states in the country due to the very powerful influence of left-leaning Hollywood, the state’s position on marijuana, liberal bastions [...]

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Feb 9, 2012 | Leave a response

By Evan Caughey

Security Council Poker

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About Skeezics: So. Every week I (Evan Caughey) create a cartoon making fun of something involving politics, world affairs or something moderately related to something else. In general, they are meant to make the world more bearable by showing that it is a silly place and that there is always something to laugh about. Unfortunately, they are usually serious things, so you will only laugh until you realize it has to do with something like who your next president will be. Anyway, enjoy.

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Feb 8, 2012 | Leave a response

Mitt Romney captured victory in the Nevada caucus with ease. | Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Romney Takes Nevada

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Nevada has finally completed counting the votes from Saturday’s Republican presidential caucus, and the results are not at all surprising. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney destroyed his competition, finishing with [...]

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Feb 7, 2012 | Leave a response

Moon Colony?

2020: Gingrich’s Space Odyssey

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GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich stirred up an odd controversy last week after announcing his plans for a lunar base. “By the end of my second term we will have [...]

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Feb 6, 2012 | 1 Response

Eric Cantor and Barack Obama shake hands

I am the 13 Percent: A Defense of Congress

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Americans can’t agree on much: what the wealthy should pay in taxes, what government’s role should be in providing medical care or if Khloe Kardashian is really a Kardashian. However, [...]

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Jan 30, 2012 | 3 Responses

SOPA

OpEd: Jamil Sbitan on SOPA and PIPA

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 The Response to SOPA and PIPA: A Corporate Quickening of the Conscience The corporate world recently experienced a civil war within its bounds as Congress hoped to pass two repressive [...]

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Jan 29, 2012 | 1 Response

Newt Gingrich's victory in South Carolina ensures a few weeks of highly entertaining campaigning.

Gingrich Wins South Carolina: Now What?

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Finally, a sense of competition has entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination. After a controversial second-place in the Iowa Caucus and a very declarative win in New Hampshire earlier this [...]

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Jan 24, 2012 | Leave a response

One of the Anonymous logos. | image by flickr user OperationPaperStorm.

I Want My Online TV

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SOPA seems to be slowly losing ground against a recent crush of protesters, but that does not mean the internet is going back to same-old, same-old. There is no going [...]

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Jan 20, 2012 | Leave a response

Rick Perry

Farewell Rick Perry, We Hardly Knew Ye Were Presidential

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Just days before the South Carolina Primary, Texas Gov. Rick Perry withdrew from the Republican Presidential Race. Thursday morning, at a press conference in Charleston, South Carolina, he endorsed former [...]

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Jan 20, 2012 | Leave a response

Wikipedia blackout

SOPA Battle Ensues With Major Website “Blackouts”

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On January 18, Wikipedia frequenters wailed with grief as the popular online encyclopedia’s English-language site engaged in a 24-hour shutdown. Called a “blackout,” the website’s actions protested the Stop Online [...]

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Jan 19, 2012 | Leave a response