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Whining on the Internet Will Not Stop the NSA From Reading Your Email, But These Four Steps Will

Posted by Rachel Burger June 13, 2013 4 Comments 314 views

We have to stop thinking that Reddit comments, Facebook likes, online petitions, and 140 character tweets are really going to change anything. We also have to stop thinking that there isn’t anything that we can do.

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Michael Douglas: Accidental Advocate for HPV Awareness

Posted by Audree Lebdjiri June 10, 2013 0 Comment 104 views

A “teachable” moment was created when Michael Douglas revealed in his interview with Xan Brooks in The Guardian that his throat cancer was caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), thanks in no small part to his oral sexual activity with women. Mr. Douglas, who is in remission from a bout with throat cancer in 2010, [...]

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Why Did I Watch The IRS Do The Cupid Shuffle?

Posted by Morgan Scarboro June 8, 2013 0 Comment 128 views

Ah, the things we do for the craft of journalism. I was repulsed by the idea of watching IRS employees learn to dance to Cupid Shuffle. It was for you – the people – that I sacrificed two minutes and fifty-one seconds of my life. Great news (for you): it was worse than I imagined. [...]

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Supporting The Second Amendment Doesn’t Mean I Support Gun Violence

Posted by Audree Lebdjiri June 3, 2013 0 Comment 168 views

Although I do not own a gun, I do know how to shoot one, and I have seen first hand the damage that guns can do. Years ago, I had to clean up after the shooting death of my friend’s brother. He was 24 years old, and a father. He and a friend of his were [...]

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Screw the Feminists Who Are Trying to Ban Porn

Posted by Cathy Reisenwitz May 29, 2013 7 Comments 1069 views

UK feminist groups Feminista and Object have begun a campaign to force retailers to stop selling magazines with images of naked and semi-naked women, using the Equality Act of 2010. This is bad news for sex-positive, individualist feminists for two reasons. First, it’s extremely off-putting from an outreach perspective. Second, it actually endangers individual liberty. [...]