Alfie Evans: This, But Unironically
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The Death of Alfie Evans: Winners and Losers
You’re following the Alfie Evans case, right? They’re killing that boy. Don’t try to Philippa Foot me about the difference between “killing” and “letting die.” The U.K. didn’t let Alfie die. They usurped the right of medical decisionmaking from Alfie’s … Continue reading
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Tagged alfie evans, Pope Francis, Queen Elizabeth II, second amendment, single-payer, technocrats, winners and losers
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Stop Being An Idiot: You Can (and Should) Survive a Nuclear Attack
“When a man is convinced he’s going to die tomorrow, he’ll probably find a way to make it happen.” –Guinan In 2018, we once again live under a daily, credible threat of nuclear war. The threat has been growing for a … Continue reading
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Tagged deliverance, Hawaii ballistic false alarm, i really wish i'd found an excuse to slip red dawn in too that was a great movie, interesting trivia fact: did you know red dawn was the first pg-13 movie ever released? pretty cool huh? that's what i'm here for, not being an idiot, nuclear war, survival, the day after
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Re-Up: Just War Theory Tested in Syria
Four years ago, I wrote a piece for this blog analyzing proposed military strikes against Syria. Back in 2013, ISIS didn’t really exist in Syria yet; the major rebel group was the al-Nusra Front, affiliated with al-Qaeda. The President was still … Continue reading
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Tagged here we go again, just war, Obama, syria, trump, war powers resolution
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Betsy DeVos is Not the Schoolpocalypse
The past few weeks, I’ve been forced to spend a lot of time playing the game “Not That Bad.” The rules of this game are simple: President Trump implements a bad policy, makes a bad decision, or says a bad thing, which is … Continue reading
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Tagged #StopTrump, civics, devos, Not That Bad, secretary of education
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It’s Okay To Feel Okay
Alternate Title: “3,000 Self-Indulgent Words About My Feelings” My wife and I learned different things about feelings when we were growing up. My wife was taught that, “Whatever feelings you’re feeling are okay.” (It was how you acted on your … Continue reading
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Tagged #StopTrump, Inauguration, rebellions are built on hope, trump
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The Awesome Responsibility of the Electoral College
…was the original title of my article just published in The Federalist. Check it out! Here is an enticing excerpt: If each of the 306 Republican electors truly believes, in his or her heart of hearts, that Trump is the best … Continue reading
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Trump, Brexit, and Our Uncertain Election
A few weeks ago, Trump supporters were talking about how their man was going to win even though all the polls showed him losing, “just like Brexit!” Those of us who knew something about Brexit said this was stupid, and rightly … Continue reading
Putting on the Web Developer Hat For A Second…
This probably isn’t of much interest to most of you who read this blog, but Mozilla just struck a major blow for online security and — as importantly — accountability. Quick-and-very-dirty layman’s explanation: Much of the invisible infrastructure of the Internet depends … Continue reading
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Trump for Thee but Not for Me
Oh, look, another comment on the 2016 election. I can’t seem to escape it. At least I’ve made it a whole year without ever using a Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton photograph as a featured image. One of the things … Continue reading
Posted in Faith & Morals, Horse Race, Mere Opinion
Tagged #StopTrump, 2016, election, ethics, voting, voting ethics
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