Daily Archives: August 1, 2012

Douchebag of the Weak

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

This guy waited in line so he could video himself harassing the young woman at the drive-thru window of his local Chick-fil-A. Then he was so proud of himself that he posted the video on YouTube.

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Shift From Tax Returns to Tax Plans

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The 2012 presidential election shifted again today, from tax returns to tax plans. Assisted by the Brookings Institute, Team Obama came out to say that Romney’s tax would amount to a tax increase for middle class Americans and a tax … Continue reading →

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Cultural Darwinism

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Mitt Romney: Culture Does Matter During my recent trip to Israel, I had suggested that the choices a society makes about its culture play a role in creating prosperity, and that the significant disparity between Israeli and Palestinian living standards … Continue reading →

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The Cult of Prodigy

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Roxane Gay at Salon: There is a cult of bright young things, a cultural obsession with genius, a need to find beacons of greatness in an ordinary world. In a December 2002 article in The Atlantic Monthly, Marjorie Garber writes, … Continue reading →

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