Tag: Web Goddess
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In the Face of Evil, Good People Did Something
Seldom has any news event captured the spirit behind this blog’s title as powerfully as the atrocity (not tragedy) in Tucson. “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.” It’s usually quoted as “good men,” but since Edmund Burke apparently did not actually say it, I’ve felt free […]
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DADT: Some Days It’s Not Easy Being a Socially Liberal Republican
For national security and economic reasons I generally vote Republican, but I’m quite liberal on social issues. For example, my support for same-sex marriage equality puts me to the left of Barack “marriage-is-between-a-man-and-a-woman” Obama. This occasionally leads to cognitive dissonance, when people I otherwise admire take positions I find offensive. I voted for Jon Corzine […]
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Rachel Maddow’s Piety vs. the Magic of YouTube. Advantage: YouTube
Those of you who have not yet read my previous post about Keith Olbermann — I’m looking at you, Web Goddess — must read that first before watching this wonderful video. Hat tip: Jonah. .
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First Memories of Citi Field
What a perfect way to spend a summer Sunday afternoon — sitting in the shade at Citi Field, a beautiful blonde by my side, watching my Mets shut out the Atlanta Braves. Seven scoreless innings by Johan Santana, a rare 1-2-3 ninth from K-Rod, a thundering home run to straightaway center by Ike Davis, a […]
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Darwinian Selection in the Maplewood BlogolopolisTM
Big cyber-news today in Maplewood, NJ, the place one blogger once called “the center of the blogging universe.” The New York Times abruptly shuttered The Local, its New Jersey experiment in hyperlocal blogging. I’ve chronicled the Maplewood BlogolopolisTM here, here, here and here. Instead of just shutting down, the NYT is passing its baton to […]
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My International Consulting Practice
Melisa Antic is building a business based on helping English-speaking expats relocate and settle in to living in Belgrade.
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Ex-Cons and Ex-Governor Describe a Ministry for Felons
730,000 people walk out of prison every year. One third of them will be back in jail in a year; two-thirds of them will be back in three years.
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Honest Labor: From Mach 2 to Muenster to Madison
In which your scribe rediscovers the redemptive power of work.
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NJ Episcopalians Respond to Haitian Tragedy
Many worthy organizations are scrambling to help the victims of the horrific earthquake in Haiti. There also have been reports of scams. If you want to help and have not yet chosen a charity, I strongly recommend Episcopal Relief & Development, which has a long history of relief work in Haiti (as well as 40 […]
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Today’s NJ Gay Marriage Vote Hurts Real People
Same-sex marriage is a straightforward civil rights issue, and the only acceptable outcome is full marriage equality. I believe I’ll see it in my lifetime. But New Jersey took a step in the wrong direction today, and I weep for my friends.