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I liked the answer I got! Many Americans comprehend the difference between disliking our government and caring about our country. In fact, ...

Confluence is a small, friendly science fiction convention with a terrific con suite, lots of discussion and music! Our GoH is Joe Haldeman ...

I'm in the process of moving to a slightly different domain hosting program at Pair. As a result, my mail and Website may flake out ove...

" Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President ...

I was reading an acquaintance's LJ, and found some "oh it's part of the Kennedy Curse" whinging about the Senator Kennedy...

I've been busy with an interesting class (have a paper due this Thursday), following the local shooting of The Road , and, busiest of al...

Any torture done in the name of the American government is a bad idea. Only people who hate America would think torture was acceptable. Only...

Auction closed, 3/12/08. Thanks if you participated! If live in the Pittsburgh area, and you're into the Steelers, art, music, dinners ...

I was an early supporter of ScienceDebate 2008 , when it was just a twinkle in The Intersection's eye. While I'm not a scientist o...

It looks like! Not that I'm a fan of any of them, but it is kind of funny.

Now, I know Web sites, particularly magazine and newspaper Web sites, are run for profit and are under no obligation to keep all their conte...

2012 update - the dim sum place in Robinson Township died a few years back. I miss it. I'm not sure why this blog post gets so many ...

As I've often said, I find the lack of respect for facts and reason by the current administration a real embarrassment for our country. ...

I cannot think of a time when I wasn't pro-choice. Even in the '60s, when I was first learning about sex and birth control and abor...

On January 14, 2008, former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate said (and it's on tape even): I have opponents in th...

Back in the '70s, when folks in the government still paid attention to scientists, the Office of Technology Assessment was founded, to h...

I thought people who wrote Hilary Clinton's presidential race obituary after her loss in Iowa were overreacting. Turns out that I was r...

Remember a few years ago when famous teen pop star Britney Spears made a big deal that she was going to be a virgin until she got married? W...

(taken, verbatim, from sciencedebate2008.com ) Given the many urgent scientific and technological challenges facing America and the rest of ...

Jim and I have been regulars out at Bocktown Beer and Grill in North Fayette since we realized there was a non-smoking beer bar in Alleghen...