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Howard PortnoyApril 6, 2013

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Whoops! Billboard celebrating ‘remarkable women’ has photos of men only

Fighting the war on women is proving more difficult than many combatants realized. The president discovered this after he remarked…

David WeinbergerApril 4, 2013

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Libertarianism and liberalism both misunderstand human nature

Conservatives and libertarians have traditionally shared many common beliefs (though disagreement on some issues has always existed), stemming from their…

Myra Kahn AdamsApril 4, 2013

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Hillary Watch 2016: You COULD ignore all the latest news, but that would be foolish

Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Does this iconic Superman intro also describe the state of Hillary’s non-campaign…

Howard PortnoyApril 4, 2013

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After stuff hits the fan, Jim Carrey wades in deeper with pathetic HuffPo rebuttal

Some people clearly just don’t know when to quit. One of them is comedic actor Jim Carrey. Believing he had…

T. Kevin WhitemanApril 4, 2013

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Death threats against 'multicultural expert' who said elderly dying out is solution to racism

“To put it very bluntly, when they die things get better…” A media-deemed expert on everything multicultural has been the…

Hans BaderApril 3, 2013

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Government funded 'consultants' who published racist left-wing rant

Your tax dollars subsidized left-wing “consultants” who published a race-baiting op-ed in the Washington Post falsely claiming that white men…

David WeinbergerApril 3, 2013

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The left's assault on gender distinction

As conservatives have argued, redefining state-sponsored marriage represents part of a larger agenda to eliminate male-female distinction in society. The…

Howard PortnoyApril 3, 2013

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Associated Press drops ‘illegal immigrant’ from stylebook

First they came for the word terrorist, persuading the news agency Reuters to substitute freedom fighter instead. Now they are…

Myra Kahn AdamsApril 2, 2013

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Easter March media madness – The Agony, The Ecstasy and The Absurd

With Easter Sunday in our rear-view mirror, now is the time to reflect on what I am calling Easter March…

Howard PortnoyApril 2, 2013

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Condemned OH man seeks clemency; admits he meant to rape infant but didn't mean to kill her

Attorneys for an Ohio man on death row are citing the letter if not the spirit of the law as…

Howard PortnoyApril 1, 2013

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School bus argument turns violent leaving one mother dead, another in jail

It was another case of parents in need of parenting, but this time the outcome was deadly. Bluefield, W.Va., NBC…

Howard PortnoyMarch 31, 2013

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Macy’s mistakenly marked down $1,500 necklace to $47

The New York-based retail giant Macy’s is famous for its one-day sales, where prices are slashed, but this is ridiculous.…

Howard PortnoyMarch 29, 2013

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German museum’s ‘Jew in the box’ exhibit stirs passions

How many Jews does it take to screw in a light bulb? How do Jews hide their horns when their…

Howard PortnoyMarch 27, 2013

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DOMA looking doomed

The growing sense of today’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor is that the majority…

Myra Kahn AdamsMarch 25, 2013

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The continuing saga of the ‘Jesus stomping’ professor

The story of the “Jesus stomping” professor first reported here has developed some intriguing twists and turns. Late last Friday,…

Howard PortnoyMarch 25, 2013

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Should obese people pay more when they fly because they burn more fuel?

The argument that rotund people should be forced to buy two adjacent seats on an airplane is an old one.…

Myra Kahn AdamsMarch 22, 2013

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‘Jesus stomping’ FAU professor is Democrat party vice-chairman for Palm Beach County, FL

Just in time for Holy Week are many reports about a controversial incident at Florida Atlantic University in Davie, Florida.…

David WeinbergerMarch 22, 2013

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Is marriage a "right?"

As the Supreme Court gears up to hear a same-sex marriage case this Tuesday, politicians, the media, cultural icons and…

Hans BaderMarch 20, 2013

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Philadelphia mayor shows contempt for free speech in attack on magazine

Philadelphia magazine recently published an article called “Being White in Philly,” with the subtitle, “Whites, race, class, and the things…

David WeinbergerMarch 17, 2013

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Should emotions dictate policy?

Should politicians reach public policy positions because of their personal experience? While all of us have feelings at the micro level,…

Howard PortnoyMarch 16, 2013

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Preschool teacher arrested after spiking toddlers’ juice with sleeping pills

A California preschool teacher who took nap time a little too seriously was arrested last week for doping her young…

Howard PortnoyMarch 15, 2013

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Newtown parents bristle at Michael Moore’s call to release crime scene photos

Maybe Michael Moore’s problem in attempting to get inside the heads of parents whose children were slain in the shooting…

Howard PortnoyMarch 14, 2013

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Mother leaps from high rise apt holding infant to her chest, child survives

A distraught Manhattan women who had been arguing with her husband leaped to her death from the window of their…

Howard PortnoyMarch 10, 2013

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Corrections officer busted for trading cookies for sexual favors

A “cookie for nookie scheme” is how The Smoking Gun headlines the story of a corrections officer who got his…

Howard PortnoyMarch 9, 2013

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How did State Department fail to vet Samira Ibrahim?

Samira who? That is more-or-less the result returned by a search of the State Department’s web page naming the winners…

Howard PortnoyMarch 6, 2013

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LI man busted for laughing out loud

Did you hear the one about…. Er, maybe as a courtesy we should top right there. You can never tell…

Howard PortnoyMarch 5, 2013

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Study finds media unfairly stereotype obese people

“Short people got no reason to live,” sang Randy Newman. And if you listen to the mainstream media, which have…

Howard PortnoyMarch 3, 2013

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Artwork using artist’s sperm banned as potential health hazard

A controversial piece of art gives a new definition to “seminal work.” New York Magazine reports that a Master of Fine…

Howard PortnoyMarch 2, 2013

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Grisly new photos released of man who dismembered mom, including ‘trophy’ pic

Seeing is believing. And for those skeptical of reports that a clearly unhinged New York man took a snapshot of…

J.E. DyerMarch 1, 2013

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Video: Manhattan college students play “baby-killing” game

It turns out that when you insist it’s just a blob of tissue, people do view it without respect. Students in the…

J.E. DyerFebruary 25, 2013

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Truly creepy moments from the 2013 Oscars (with bonus reviewlet of Les Misérables)

Confessions up front: I rarely watch the Oscars broadcast, and I had to do a search on Seth McFarlane to…

Mike DeVineFebruary 24, 2013

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Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and (Les) Miserable(s) Obama

DeVine Law, even during our increasingly strict TV sabbatical of the past several years, always watches the Academy Awards even…

Matt VespaFebruary 15, 2013

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Bill Maher has an idea that's actually not crazy

Left-leaning comedian/political commentator Bill Maher actually said something thought-provoking about the presidency. He suggested amending the Constitution so that future…