Author: corvus

Leave Mark Sanford Alone!

No, this isn’t a spoof of the “leave Britney alone” meme. I’m quite serious.I don’t know Mark Sanford. I know he’s a hardline conservative asshole who is perfectly willing to sacrifice the...

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White Guys and Race

Let me start with a disclaimer: I’m a white guy. I don’t really think of myself in terms of my race, which I regard — as a scientist — as a malignant social construct with no basis in genetic reality....

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What the Traditional Media Doesn’t Get

The traditional media has been in a tizzy ever since the rise of the blogs. We’ve all heard the same complaints from them, over and over again, that we’re not “real journalists”, that we are parasites on...

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A Little Bit of Perspective

While I have no sympathy for financiers, being of the opinion that the financial system is inherently corrupt, I do think that Booman and, for that matter, President Obama have a valid point when it comes to the silliness (and...

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