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Bonobo Liberals? Chimp Conservatives?
Concerning a study of bonobo altruism, this was in The New York Times recently: The subjects were all orphaned bonobos at the Lola ya Bonobo sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In one phase of the study, bonobos were given a pile … Continue reading
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Tagged bonobos, chimps, conservative, Darwin, evolution, liberal, psychology
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What’s the Percentage of Republican Senators and Congress Persons Who Are Women? Just 10%
So says Politico today: Women make up almost 51 percent of the U.S. population but less than 10 percent of the House and Senate GOP — a gender disconnect that could make the Republicans’ climb back to power even steeper … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, dittohead, ERA, feminism, Hugh Hewitt, Republican, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity, women, women's equality, women's rights
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Arlen Specter: Yellow Canary in the Republican Coal Mine?
If Republicans can’t hold their moderates, how will they win elections? Today, in the New York Times, is an article on Republicans’ larger problem: not just losing a moderate like Arlen Specter, but the party’s increased ideological marginalization (such as on issues like gay equality). … Continue reading
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Tagged arlen specter, conservative, Hugh Hewitt, moderate, Pennsylvania, Politics, Republican, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity
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Republicans: 21% of the United States Population
So according to a new Washington Post poll. That’s the lowest Republican self-identification in over 25 years. Just one in five Americans is now openly Republican. Imagine. And what’s left of the Republican Party seems to be veering towards the … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, demographics, Hugh Hewitt, Republican, Ronald Reagan, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity
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On the Far Right, Ann Coulter and Mitt Romney Are Not Conservative Enough!
And you thought Rush Limbaugh was KRayZeee. Here are some second tier far-right radio and internet media broadcasters laying in on Ann Coulter and Mitt Romney. This is what the Republican Party has become, and has to contend with, to … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, ann coulter, Ayn Rand, conservative, feminism, gay marriage, gay rights, Jesus, mitt romney, Republican party, rush limbaugh, women's rights
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Brief Film Review: “Indoctrinate U: Our Education, Their Politics”
The film, Indoctrinate U: Our Education, Their Politics, has low production values, and appears to have been created entirely by two conservative university students visiting numerous college and university campuses around the United States (one holding a boom mike and speaking, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st amendment, conservative, documentaries, film, free speech, freedom of speech, indoctrinate u, liberal, Politics, religion
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