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  A hypothesis developed through non-rigorous observation: Most of us derive our political beliefs primarily on the basis of emotion rather than reason. When stating our position on an issue, it is not uncommon to begin with the phrase “My feeling… more »

  Clarence Darrow, the famous defense attorney of the early 20th Century, was a noted civil libertarian who built his reputation in a series of high-profile cases: He defended Eugene Debs, the labor union leader who led the 1894 Pullman strike; an… more »

  News Item: Office Depot, which merged with OfficeMax last November, announced plans last week to close 400 stores. The stated reason was to eliminate overlap in particular locations. The announcement did not include information about the number of… more »

  It must be yahoo season. Perhaps the arrival of Spring brought them out, but you can see them all over the country now. The first mass sighting was in Nevada, on Cliven “I’m just like the Founding Fathers” Bundy’s ranch. Bundy is the rancher who… more »

  It was another of those interactions I stumble into online when I cannot restrain my inner Snark. I happened upon a Troll on Twitter berating David Axelrod and Chris Hayes who were involved in an exchange about basketball: “You guys should stick to… more »

  Perhaps the rarified air breathed by the putative 1% has at last impacted their mental processes. One thing is certain: any inhibitions they had about drawing attention to themselves seem to have dissipated in a dramatic public fashion recently. We… more »