We have been hailing the Civil Rights Era as a grand and universal success for decades. Desegregation is an unquestionable good in the eyes of all good Americans. So, let’s take a
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I can offer you a suggestion that I doubt any of you would expect. Pure non-fiction this time… Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian
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It’s been a long time since I posted on gun safety, so I think it’s about time we have a refresher. And as usual, this is actually inspired by a tragedy. I’m
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What follows… are words that came from the man himself. “Honest” Abraham Lincoln… in Peoria, Illinois, October 16, 1854 Before proceeding let me say that I think I have no prejudice against
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Quick, girls! Name a movie guy that made ya swoon. Of course, we need not wait for the results. We all know who will make the list. There is always the oddball
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Several years ago, we started seeing tech-specific gear showing up on sites like ThinkGeek. At first they were just hoodies and such, mostly for kids. They would have a specific pocket for
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I’d like to tell you the tale of one of history’s great inventors. So great, in fact, that Thomas Edison paid him to move to Europe and stop working on new designs.
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Editor’s Note: Lector originally wrote this in 2004, but it still holds up. The disturbing thing about time is the nasty habit it has of moving forward – perpetually. This creates all
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We are not here to call for restricted immigration policies, though, if those are proposed, we will certain support them. Anything that moves the ball our way we accept. It needs to
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All around, the debate rages. What can be done about the student loan debt? If you’re keeping track, right now the US government owns 1.4 trillion dollars in student loan debt. The
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I know its hard to believe, but apparently Bill Kristol still has a job. I mean, it’s heartening to know that someone can be as consistently wrong about everything for 20 years,
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