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Louis Black on Texas v. Illinois, California, and New York

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Santi Tafarella

A nice volley in the American culture wars.

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Three Agency Debate Flub: Watch Rick Perry’s Poll Numbers Rise in Response

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Santi Tafarella

You can’t change your mind in a liberal direction if you can’t keep a line of argumentation straight in your head. Thus is Rick Perry’s conservative purity guaranteed. His rational faculties impaired, he’ll always “think” with his gut. Therefore, score a big … Continue reading →

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Rhetoric Watch: How Rick Perry Parries

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Santi Tafarella

This blogger nails it: Perry’s rules of rhetorical engagement boil down to 1) constantly impugn your opponents’ motives by insinuation; 2) shamelessly misrepresent their policies; 3) tag existing federal programs and functions with inflammatory and manifestly inaccurate labels; 4) eschew … Continue reading →

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God Hasn’t Answered Rick Perry’s Prayers for Rain Yet

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Santi Tafarella

Here’s the New York Times on this grave matter: In the four months since [Texas governor Rick] Perry’s request for divine intervention, his state has taken a dramatic turn for the worse. Nearly all of Texas is now in “extreme … Continue reading →

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In Case You Missed It: Welcome to Laredo, Texas! 250,000 People, Zero Bookstores!

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

This was in the Los Angeles Times a couple of months back: Laredo, Texas, is set to become the largest U.S. city without a bookstore. The B. Dalton in the Mall del Norte, owned by parent company Barnes & Noble, is … Continue reading →

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In Texas, Thomas Jefferson and the Enlightenment lose to Thomas Aquinas!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Santi Tafarella

Last week the Texas Freedom Network live blogged the Texas State Board of Education and bore witness to Thomas Jefferson and the Enlightenment going right down Orwell’s memory hole: 9:27 – The board is taking up remaining amendments on the high … Continue reading →

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Swine Flu Quote of the Day

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

I live in the Los Angeles area, and I mentioned to a colleague today that, because I have two small children—a two year old and a five year old—the outbreak of cases of swine flu in Mexico City, Texas, and … Continue reading →

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A Creationist Who is Also an Obama Hysteric: Meet Cynthia Dunbar, a Member of the Texas Board of Education

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Cynthia Dunbar is a member of the Board of Education for the second largest state in the country. She is a creationist, and here’s how she writes: Can we truly even imagine an America under an Obama Administration? I sincerely … Continue reading →

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