Explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon

Tons of reports coming in. Some will likely be false.

I've been waffling on whether or not to participate in a protest at a local Chick-fil-A, but after reading this article, I realized that the franchise owners and employees who don't agree with Mr. Cathy's beliefs, and the lgbt folk who work there and must stay closeted for fear of being fired (and this is legal in most states) might like to see ( Read more... )

A cheap exploitation of the widespread American prejudice that anyone who happens to be Muslim is as guilty as the terrorists who crashed two airplanes into the towers.

Why are we so sure the controversy surrounding the "ground zero mosque" is a political exploitation? No one seems to object to the strip club within two blocks of ground zero. ( Read more... )

Bloggers are often accused by mainstream media of simply commenting on events based on research done by the mainstream. This is true. I do that. I am not an investigator. I have a full-time job. Mostly I just link to other things and say, "Look at this!" (Like here ( Read more... )

Quote, Rob Thomas: "I believe that to deny [marriage equality] to the gay population is to say to them, 'this god is not your god and he doesn't love you.' There isn't one person who is against gay marriage that can give me a reason why it shouldn't be legal without bringing God or their religion into it ( Read more... )