Monthly Archives: November 2015

If Daesh is so adept at Social Media

Posted on November 30, 2015 by a1skeptic

Here’s one thing I haven’t understood for a while: if ISIS/ISIL/Daesh-or-whatever the fuck we’re calling them today is so adept at social media, why can’t we use that against them in our supposed war on them. I mean, Daesh is … Continue reading →

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In the honor of a slain Officer

Posted on November 29, 2015 by a1skeptic

Sometimes police officers are heroes. Sometimes they’re assholes (see Black Lives Matter, if you don’t know what I’m talking about). Sometimes they’re both. Sometimes they’re something in between. Yesterday I came across the story of a hero. Officer Garrett Swasey, … Continue reading →

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Can one die of a broken heart?

Posted on November 28, 2015 by a1skeptic

Can you die of a broken heart? Maybe. Maybe so. There was a story recently that Doug Flute – he of the “Hail Mary Miracle in Miami” win over the Hurricanes back in 1984 – lost both his parents within … Continue reading →

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Black Friday Sucks

Posted on November 27, 2015 by a1skeptic

In case you don’t know it, it’s stores like Walmart that took the Christ out of Christmas. Not the progressive who are trying to be inclusive of Jews, Muslims and others by using the hated “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry … Continue reading →

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About American Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2015 by a1skeptic

Today is American Thanksgiving, a holiday which in recent years has acquired more of a controversial status. There was one thing that was always kind of nice about Thanksgiving: it didn’t matter if you were a Christian, a Jew, a … Continue reading →

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When you’re tired of explaining things to Idiots

Posted on November 25, 2015 by a1skeptic

There were two similar articles that were published recently, one by Andy Borowitz and one by the Onion, and they were both heading in the same direction: the Borowitz article was entitled “Many in Nation Tired of Explaining Things to … Continue reading →

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Patrick Henry College is a Juggernaut

Posted on November 24, 2015 by a1skeptic

Most of you have probably never heard of Patrick Henry College, but Patrick Henry College is a juggernaut. In the narrow world of collegiate moot court. In that world, Patrick Henry College is like the UConn Huskies of Women’s basketball. … Continue reading →

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Last Week’s Republican and Democratic Debates

Posted on November 23, 2015 by a1skeptic

Despite all the craziness resulting from the Paris attacks, there were actually two Presidential debates last week. One was on Tuesday night for the Republicans, and one on Saturday night for the Democrats. I confess that I didn’t watch the … Continue reading →

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Is the Sunni-Shiite split like the Catholic-Protestant split?

Posted on November 20, 2015 by a1skeptic

I know that we in the west don’t really know much about Islam, and for that reason I did read Reza Aslan’s “No God but God” a few years back. I’ve been interested by the Sunni-Shiite split, and whether it … Continue reading →

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Is ISIS like the KKK?

Posted on November 19, 2015 by a1skeptic

One of the points that I’ve seen made on social media – I believe basketball great Kareem Abdul Jabbar has been making this point repeatedly – is that ISIS (or Daesh, as we’re now supposed to call it) has the … Continue reading →

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