The heroin “epidemic” is the new bête noire of local news organizations and to a lesser extent government legislators. It was mentioned on the Democratic debate last night, so I have a couple tabs on it open that I want to clear out. “Between 2002 and 2013, the rate of heroin-related overdose deaths nearly quadrupled,”…
Category: Politics
People Say They Want to Bomb Fictional City, Keep Beating Their Wife
“30% of Republicans want to bomb the fictional town where [the Disney movie] Aladdin was set!” Republicans are so stupid, amirite? Also, 19% of Democrats apparently agreed too. But it’s all irrelevant, because none of the people polled were allowed calling out the question as fake. Scroll down to Question 38. “Would you support or…
The President As Christ
12 And The Media answered and said again unto them, “What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the President of the United States?” 13 And they cried out again, “Crucify him!” 14 Then The Media said unto them, “Why, what evil hath he done?” And they cried out the more exceedingly, “Crucify…
Results of France’s Regional Elections
The second and final round of the French regional elections were held Today (the 13th of December 2015). The regions are roughly approximate to the US states, except they have much less political autonomy. The regional presidents are elected in a run-off voting system: if no one wins at least 50% of the vote on…
Gun Debates Mean Not Having to Confront That God Is Dead
Note: this used to be a much larger essay that also looked at multiple sources on gun violence and data analysis thereon. That info has been moved to a separate article here. Recently, there was a high-profile mass shooting in my country of America. The specifics aren’t all that essential to my thoughts. It’s functionally…
Are People Who Disagree With You Politically Mentally Ill?
Just because you want it to be true doesn’t make it so. Or, Science says: “No association between hostility and homophobia” http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/09/13/is-homophobia-a-mental-illness/ “Is homophobia actually mental illness?” Well that’s a hell of a question. What constitutes a mental illness is an interesting question itself. Most people in the West tend to accept a number of mental…
You Know How College Costs A Ton of Money…
You know how college costs a ton of money, and you need a bachelor’s and 3 years of experience to work some piece of shit job, and how a lot of young people seem to be delaying major “adult” purchases because they’re strapped for cash? It’s because the economy is doing well. Sic. That is…
You Could Wake Up Kim Davis Tomorrow
Christian martyr or Christian bigot? That is the dichotomy with which we are presented vis a vis a formerly faceless small-town bureaucrat turned celebrity. The presidential election is a mere 14 months away, so the media is striking while the iron is hot to polarize the nation which has considerably less polarity than we’re all…
The Agnostics Who Freelance For ISIS
Preliminary reports have listed a suspect for the supposed “mastermind” of the attacks on Paris. Were it a recent Syrian immigrant, the analysis could fit on a single Tweet. As a friend of a friend humorously summarized it on Facebook: “Marine Le Pen should buy an hour of air time on French TV, smoke a…
The Great Wall of Scott Walker
Came across this article. Did a Google search. Came across 5 others just like it real quick (see comments). What’s the impression you walk away with? “Scott Walker wants to build a wall on the Canadian border, and if he’s elected, he plans on doing it, the madman!” That’s what they’re going for. If you…