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February 19, 2014 Locke

Kickass American (Corporate) Flags

I have to admit, although I would never buy this Corporate American flag, I frickin’ love it. Here’s another one: I have nothing against

February 17, 2014 Locke

Homosexuality and the Conservative Mind

Damon Linker does a good job of laying out the reasons why conservatives believe that opposing same-sex marriage is not akin to racism. The

February 14, 2014 Demosthenes

There are No Moral Dilemmas in Canine Police Work

Recently, Rocco, a K-9 Officer who works here in Pittsburgh was fatally stabbed by a 21-year-old man with a criminal record and a reported

February 12, 2014 Locke

Design Work in Pittsburgh

Recently, Pittsburgh has come into the new for its resurgence due to the twin towers of healthcare and hi-tech. Google has offices here and

February 5, 2014 Demosthenes

Bite Me, Tiger Mom

One of the commenters over at Rod Dreher’s blog made such an astute and balanced thought that Rod had to single it out. And

February 3, 2014 Demosthenes

Coke and Chrysler, not Coke vs Chrysler

January 29, 2014 Locke

Linguistic Code Switching – I Can Haz Coolie?

Cultural and/or racial context in language is key. From Ta-Nehisi Coates’ dispatches from Paris: The historical upshot of this is that Frederick Douglass necessarily

January 28, 2014 Demosthenes

A Vegan Dog, Really?!!!

From the always entertaining and sometimes aggravating whitewhine.com: There are few things more likely to make me go apoplectic than people who don’t treat

January 23, 2014 Demosthenes

Dear Northeast Media, STFU!!

… sincerely, Michigan and probably also Montana, Colorado, Wisconsin and much of the upper midwest. So much of the northeast is in the grips

January 22, 2014 Demosthenes

On Non-Animal Personhood: Animals Don’t Have (Human) Rights

In an io9 article discussing scientific ideas that need retirement, Steve Fuller completely misses the point about animals rights: The fact that claims to