Category Archives: Politics

It’s Tuesday and we have Another School Shooting. Ho hum.

Posted on May 25, 2022 by a1skeptic

It’s Tuesday and we have another school shooting. This one is in Uvalde, Texas, at the Robb Elementary School, about 85 miles west of San Antonio. It comes exactly 9 years, 5 months and 10 days after the Sandy Hook … Continue reading →

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What did we Expect would happen after 30 years of hate radio and Fox News?

Posted on May 18, 2022 by a1skeptic

If you’ve ever done any kind of personal growth work you know that one of the central tenets of a lot of such work is that, while you cannot necessarily control the world around you, you can control your response … Continue reading →

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Does the Bible prohibit Abortion? (Spoiler alert: the answer is “no.”)

Posted on May 9, 2022 by a1skeptic

With “pro-life” evangelicals and other Christian conservatives about to achieve their wet dream — the imminent repeal of Roe v. Wade — one question that arises is, does the Bible prohibit abortion. And the answer is: absolutely not. First of … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Ninth Amendment and its Relation to Abortion

Posted on May 7, 2022 by a1skeptic

As we discuss the potential repercussions of the decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — the one where Justice Alito is apparently willing to overturn Roe v. Wade — I just want to point out to the legal … Continue reading →

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What happens now with the abortion situation?

Posted on May 4, 2022 by a1skeptic

As I predicted yesterday, a big focus of the leaked Supreme Court decision is going to be the question of who leaked the draft opinion. Chief Justice John Roberts has already ordered an investigation to identify the leaker. Wouldn’t it … Continue reading →

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No one should be surprised that the Supreme Court is planning on overturning Roe v. Wade

Posted on May 3, 2022 by a1skeptic

Well, really no one should be surprised that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, or that Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett and Neil Gorsuch (all Trump appointees) are voting with the majority. … Continue reading →

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Inflation reaches 7.4% in Germany, and yet, Joe Biden is not their President

Posted on April 29, 2022 by a1skeptic

I occasionally check on Der Spiegel, Germany’s version of Time Magazine, to see what they’re reporting on. Recently I came across the following headline: Inflationsrate steigt im April auf 7,4 ProzentLieferengpässe, Corona und Russlands Krieg in der Ukraine: die Preise … Continue reading →

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I’m not actually concerned about Prayer after High School football games.

Posted on April 28, 2022 by a1skeptic

The Supreme Court heard a case this week involving a high school football coach who was in the habit of praying with his players at the end of a football game on the 50 yard line. As reported by NPR, … Continue reading →

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How do I feel about Elon Musk buying Twitter? Not excited.

Posted on April 27, 2022 by a1skeptic

How do I feel about Elon Musk buying Twitter? I’m not excited. That’s for sure. I was hoping that Twitter would be able to resist the takeover attempt by this unmitigated rich asshole, but I guess when you have $44 … Continue reading →

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We Dodged a Bullet on Sunday. But just Barely.

Posted on April 26, 2022 by a1skeptic

We dodged a bullet on Sunday. But just barely. French President Emmanuel Macron won reelection to a second five year term on Sunday. In the end, the margin of victory wasn’t that close: roughly 58% to 42%. But Marine Le … Continue reading →

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