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I’m the Victim of an Anti-Semitic Hate Crime – Here’s What I Say About Kansas

Apr 14, 2014 | Autobiographical, Extremism, Jewish Experiences, mic, Political Ideologies

Published: mic (April 14, 2014)

The shooting yesterday at a Jewish community center in Kansas City was more than tragic. It was un-American.

This crime strikes a deep personal chord with me, not only because I have also been the victim of an anti-Semitic hate crime, but because its motivations fly in the face of our nation’s most important and fundamental ideals.... Read Original Article

This Venture Capitalist Thinks Occupy Wall Street and Nazis Have a Lot in Common

Jan 28, 2014 | Conservativism, Economic Policy, Extremism, Liberalism, Libertarianism, mic, Plutocracy, Political Ideologies

Published: mic (January 28, 2014

Back in 1990, American attorney and author Mike Godwin observed that political discussions (particularly those that occurred online) were oversaturated with Nazi analogies. This gave birth to the expression “Godwin’s Law,” which argues that anyone who compares a political adversary to Nazis without sound reasoning automatically forfeits the debate.... Read Original Article

Watch As These Conservatives Recycle the World’s Worst Talking Point

Jan 21, 2014 | Conservativism, Democrats, Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans

Published: mic (January 21, 2014)

You’d think that conservatives, after being repeatedly humiliated for their insensitivity toward rape victims, would have learned to be careful when discussing the plight of the marginalized and oppressed.

For proof that this lesson has yet to take, let’s look at one of the right wing’s most obnoxious, entitled, and ill-informed rhetoric motifs: comparing liberal policies to American slavery.... Read Original Article

15 Crazy Things More Likely to Happen Than a Bill Making It Through This Congress

Dec 3, 2013 | Conservativism, Democrats, Extremism, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, President Obama, Republicans, Satirical Essays

Published: mic (December 5, 2013)

It’s all but official. The 113th Congress is the least productive federal legislature in American history, passing only 2% of all the bills that were introduced, an all-time low. How rare was it for legislation to pass Congress this year? So rare, that the following 15 rare things have happened with greater frequency than a bill getting through.

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Bloomberg Ricin Attack: Don’t Overreact Just Yet

May 29, 2013 | Conservativism, Extremism, Gun Control, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies

Published: mic (May 29, 2013)

When an issue is as superheated as gun control, one can almost instinctively predict the reaction to news stories such as this one:

“New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has received an anonymous threatening letter that preliminary tests indicated contained the presence of the poison ricin, law enforcement officials told NBC News.

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