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Tabling the Content of Their Character

Author: Butler Adams

Politicians’ ethical lapses – Who cares?
 
The Huffington Post, that…

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We’re Not Gonna Take It

Author: Butler Adams

What, exactly, are we supposed to “take back”?
 
My college days…

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Embraceable Us

Author: Butler Adams

Come on, let’s have a hug.
 
Seriously? A vest that inflates to give you a…

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Wandering Veterans, Fiscal Cliffs

Author: Butler Adams

While Congress grinds its wheels…
 
In case you needed a reminder of why…

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The New Raj

Author: Butler Adams

The super-rich are seceding from America.
 
The smartest explication of Occupy…

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Speech! Speech!

Author: Butler Adams

Islam vs. the West: This “clash of cultures” ain’t so simple.
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Anti-Abortion Extremism: No Joke

Author: Butler Adams

Extremist activists aren’t just pissing in the wind.
Among those generally…

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Citizenship

Author: Butler Adams

Citizenship: a casualty of modern politics?
The other night in his speech at the Democratic…

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Four Houses, Six Wives

Author: Butler Adams

Which is better: owning four houses, like Mitt Romney, or having six wives, like Zulu…

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We Don’t Need No Education

Author: Butler Adams

The GOP undermines education every chance it gets.
 
Busy for the last few decades…

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That’s It, I’m Cutting You Off

Author: Butler Adams

Worldwide, it’s getting harder to retain all our body parts.
 
Ack. It’s…

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Dumb and Dumber

Author: Butler Adams

Sad but true: we need government because we’re dopes.
 
Not long ago a commenter…

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Abort That Argument

Author: Butler Adams

Paul Ryan: The serious thoughts of a serious man.
 
This past weekend Paul Krugman…

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Power to the People? Sure, That’ll Work

Author: Butler Adams

James Hansen and Eliot Spitzer say carbon-emitters should pay up.
 
Climate scientist…

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Render Unto Pharaoh

Author: Butler Adams

Should we be taxing our churches? Here’s one good reason why.
 
The honorable…

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A Tax Holiday…Please

Author: Butler Adams

Mitt won’t show us his tax returns. What a relief.
 
You know what? Screw…

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Wannabe Tyrants of Health Care

Author: Butler Adams

Imposing religious beliefs on employees.
 
Just the other day I found myself in…

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Losing Our Grip over Greenland

Author: Butler Adams

Greenland Greens Lose Heads Over Melting Ice
In the winter, there’s lots of ice…

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