During the Vice-Presidential debate, Paul Ryan claimed that factors in addition to religion inspired his pro-life position on abortion.  He argued, “It’s not simply because of my Catholic faith. That’s a factor, of course. But it’s also because of reason and science.” Reason and...

I think I’m going to turn in my Social Security number for a corporate id. Yup, I’m going to incorporate.  Personhood is so twenty-seconds ago and, besides, it was only meant for fetuses anyway. Once you’re born, it’s better to shed the cumbersome mantle of personal identity and don...

According to the CDC, a resistant strain of dumbassitis has swept the political landscape this year.  One spokesperson for the health organization explained, “We have always had dumbasses in politics, but this year we’re seeing symptomatic stupidity with heightened intensity and...

Who needs SNL when we have Jesse Lee Peterson on Youtube making outrageous claims about women for our entertainment? In his sermon, “How Liberal Women are Building a Shameless Society,” Peterson castigates women for “evils” ranging from homosexuality and gay marriage, to abortion and...

Democrats from the House Judiciary Committee held a forum yesterday to discuss racial profiling and hate crimes in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s shooting in Florida last month.   Since the matter remains under Florida’s jurisdiction, the forum functioned primarily as a gesture—an...

Bettina Siegel, from the school lunch blog The Lunch Tray, started a petition on March 6th to get “pink slime” removed from school cafeterias across the country. Pink slime?   In an artful linguistic twist, the USDA calls it “lean, finely textured beef,” but, considering what it is,...

After Super Tuesday, I heard a woman on the news explaining why she had voted for Mitt Romney in Ohio.  She sounded vague and undecided, explaining that she ultimately picked Romney because she liked his sense of calm and confidence.  She felt he would make level-headed decisions if...