A Referendum on Jingoism
I used to know a guy named Osama.I've lost touch with him in the last few years. I used to go to his coffee shop all the time, back when I worked a few doors down from it. These days I don't work in...
View ArticleRace, the Rust Belt, and Me
This diary was inspired by vadasz's Wright & Katrina & AIDS, Oh My!: Confirmation Bias in the 2008 Campaign, which all of you should go read. :)It deals with the issue of "confirmation bias."...
View ArticlePortrait of an Obama Mama
She's 49 years old. She was a little girl when John Kennedy was shot, and I don't think I've ever actually asked her how much she remembers about it.She's a middle-aged white woman. "They" tell me...
View ArticleThe AP: Concern Trolling Again
Well, the Associated Press has ticked me off again."Obama, seeing hope in Ohio, shifts schedule there," By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Writer...
View ArticleJill Biden in Columbia, MO: "It's about you."
It's a beautiful, crisp fall day in Columbia, Missouri. It's Friday. And even better, I just got to see Dr. Jill Biden in person.Dr. Biden spoke today at Stephens College, a small private women's...
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