The Two Percent
2016.11.09 (Wed) 16:21
We lied.
Only once, but we did lie. It was one of those little white lies meant to spare other people's feelings. The kind of lie you hope people won't ever question, because it'll just make things w [»]
The End of an Error
2009.01.20 (Tue) 15:58
A little over four years ago, we launched the Two Percent Company. We did so in order to confront a host of disturbing trends that seemed — to us, anyway — to be sweeping like a wave of ra [»]
Suffragin' Succotash
2008.11.03 (Mon) 17:14
Vote. Do it. If you're eligible to vote, there's no reason not to.
It's no big mystery who we'll be voting for. Anyone who reads four paragraphs on our site could take a wild guess and hit the mark. [»]
Another Gris Gris Bites the Dust
2008.01.23 (Wed) 21:50
We're the subject of lots of idiotic verbal attacks. Many of them amount to little more than "you guys suck!" — these lame, drive-by insults, left by people who lack the ability to counter our a [»]
Don't Bogart the Constitution, Dude
2007.06.28 (Thu) 16:59
Joseph Frederick held up a banner in Juneau, Alaska, back in 2002. The banner read: Bong Hits 4 Jesus. Personally, we feel that Jesus himself would probably endorse this statement...if he could [»]
Sir Salman Sparks Seriously Stupid Statements
2007.06.23 (Sat) 16:15
If the Post can pull that alliteration crap in headline after headline, we can throw one up on occasion. And, frankly, a situation this incredibly fucking ridiculous deserves a light and airy h [»]
Duck and Cover
2007.02.24 (Sat) 11:27
We admit it — we find neo-con, er, "humor" to be so odd that it actually is funny to us, though always in a way that was never intended by the "comedian" in question. Sometimes we like to [»]
America's Most Hated
2007.02.21 (Wed) 10:21
What's worse in the minds of "typical" Americans than a half-black, half-Hispanic, seventy-two-year-old Jewish woman who's in her third marriage to her Mormon lesbian lover? What's worse in the minds of "typical" Americans than a half-black, half-Hispanic, seventy-two-year-old Jewish woman who's in her third marriage to her Mormon lesbian lover? [»]
In Which a Reader Wishes Third Degree Genital Burns On Us
2007.01.05 (Fri) 23:33
A few weeks back, our friend Steve was doing a little light cooking. He melted some butter in a pot, but then got distracted by something, and ended up scorching the butter. He set it aside, and after [»]
The State of the Union, According to Us
2006.11.19 (Sun) 21:48
Today, November 19th 2006, marks the second anniversary of the Two Percent Company. It hardly seems like we've gone through two years of anger, frustration, and disbelief at the utter insanity of the [»]
Hypocritical Advice is the Best...Oh, Skip it
2006.11.10 (Fri) 14:32
This blows us away. In Massachusetts, the only state in which same-sex marriage is legal, a contingent of homophobic asshats has gathered up 170,000 signatures aimed at getting the issue put on the ba [»]
Election Day Recap
2006.11.08 (Wed) 16:04
As we've said many times before, we don't love the Democrats, but we openly admit that we supported them through this past election — if only to get the Republican asshats out of power. So, with [»]
Go Vote*
2006.11.07 (Tue) 12:05
[* Unless you're an idiot. Then please stay home and just pray for your candidates to win. We're sure that will work out just as well for you.]
Of course, to our overseas readers, feel [»]
Brothers Engage in Nude Fondling, Right?
2006.10.25 (Wed) 10:39
You know, we've managed to avoid saying anything about this whole Foley/Page/Priest scandal that's all the rage in the mainstream media, and we've been pretty proud of that fact. But when we read a fe [»]
Illegal Warrantless Wiretapping Deemed Illegal
2006.08.18 (Fri) 14:36
Can we get a "Duh!" on that one, brothers and sisters?
A Federal District Court Judge Can we get a "Duh!" on that one, brothers and sisters?
A Federal District Court Judge [»]
The Talking Monkey
2006.07.19 (Wed) 15:59
Does it bother anyone else that George W. Bush has absolutely no clue how to behave in international diplomatic circumstances? Or even, more simply, how to behave as an adult?
Yes, he ?
Yes, he [»]
Separation Issues Still Matter
2006.06.15 (Thu) 22:38
Judicial thorn and outspoken atheist "Rev. Dr." Michael Newdow's most recent bid to get rid of government-sanctioned declarations of religious faith — in this case, his call for the removal of t [»]
Answer to Orrin Hatch: Duh!
2006.06.07 (Wed) 15:48
The latest in an ongoing (and certainly not over) Republican push to amend the Constitution to prohibit gay marriage The latest in an ongoing (and certainly not over) Republican push to amend the Constitution to prohibit gay marriage [»]
Good News, Everybody
2006.04.04 (Tue) 16:23
Noted asshole Tom DeLay has announced that he will resign his position in the House of Representatives and not seek re-election. Noted asshole Tom DeLay has announced that he will resign his position in the House of Representatives and not seek re-election. [»]
The Annotated Ranter Strikes Again
2006.03.22 (Wed) 08:19
The Annotated Ranter is back, and this time the Ranter's sights are er is back, and this time the Ranter's sights are [»]
Majikthise on Fox News Radio
2006.02.26 (Sun) 15:40
On Friday night, Lindsay Beyerstein of Majikthise fame, was the guest of, er, "honor" on fame, was the guest of, er, "honor" on [»]
State of the Union: There's Nothing to See Here
2006.02.03 (Fri) 23:20
Enough folks have taken issue with what George W. said on Tuesday (or, more to the point, the lack thereof). (If you want read about the content, go check out Enough folks have taken issue with what George W. said on Tuesday (or, more to the point, the lack thereof). (If you want read about the content, go check out [»]
State of the Union: Graphical Cliffs Notes
2006.01.31 (Tue) 23:06
For the kids, who might not have understood everything our illustrious president was babbling on about — a translation: [»]
Dubya Has a Sense of Humor!
2006.01.28 (Sat) 02:11
Oh, wow. We never knew that Bush could joke about himself like this! We have to say, it's pretty cool of him, and we tip our hats to the man.
From an Oh, wow. We never knew that Bush could joke about himself like this! We have to say, it's pretty cool of him, and we tip our hats to the man.
From an [»]
Dover Watch - Belated Huzzah (Also Mel Gibson is a Moron)
2006.01.04 (Wed) 22:39
So, the good guys won in Dover! Yes, we know that the case was decided weeks ago, but between all of us around here celebrating the holidays, traveling, painting, and, in some cases, being sick, we ha [»]
The Award for Biggest Idiot of Thanksgiving Goes To...
2005.11.27 (Sun) 15:01
Are our laws meant to keep people safe and free to pursue their lawful and harmless goals, or are they meant to Are our laws meant to keep people safe and free to pursue their lawful and harmless goals, or are they meant to [»]
McCreary County Looking to Re-Try SCOTUS Case
2005.11.16 (Wed) 23:27
Just five months ago, the Supreme Court issued opinions on two cases in which the Ten Commandments were being displayed on government property. Because of a swing vote by Justice Breyer, the display i [»]
FDA Uses Stupid Excuses to Conceal Asinine Agenda
2005.11.15 (Tue) 20:20
A little over two months ago, we wrote about the FDA's ridiculous and illogical decisions concerning the Morning After Pill. Although research by an independent advisory committee and the recommendati [»]
Newdow Launches Another Salvo
2005.11.15 (Tue) 19:45
God is for Suckers reports that activist atheist Michael Newdow is shooting for the stars in his new suit: Michael Newdow said Sunday that he planned to file a federal lawsuit this week asking for the [»]
Pop Quiz, Hotshot
2005.11.13 (Sun) 18:49
The following two things have a lot in common. Does this offend you? We didn't think so. How about this? If you answered "no," then you agree that a large number of Americans are behaving rather stupi [»]
Disney Gets to Be the Good Guy!
2005.11.10 (Thu) 18:33
PZ has a quite intelligent post up analogizing the NAS and NSTA's refusal to grant copyright permissions to the Kansas State Board of Education, since said board is trying to Mix 'n' Match™ actu [»]
Submitted Without Comment
2005.11.03 (Thu) 23:54
We've been reading the ongoing coverage of Michael Brown's complete and total incompetence, and we wanted to throw a few of the more choice tidbits on the table, on the off chance that someone might n [»]
Stay the Course...Yeah, Right Over a Cliff
2005.10.13 (Thu) 16:33
We have had it with the political catchphrase, "stay the course." It is, in all sincerity, the most shortsighted, pigheaded, blatantly psychotic message that politicians can convey, particularly at th [»]
A Magnetic Bull's-Eye Covered With Krazy Glue
2005.09.28 (Wed) 22:19
The target: A Texas grand jury on Wednesday indicted Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates on charges of conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, forcing the House majority leader to temporarily [»]
Brown Sees His Own Stupidity, and Raises
2005.09.28 (Wed) 21:07
We saw a few more quotes from Michael Brown's testimony regarding the Katrina debacle, and we just wanted to respond to them. We picked these up from an AP story carried by ABC News: "I've overseen ov [»]
Forget the Mother - Save That Fetus
2005.09.26 (Mon) 23:16
Now this just pisses us off. We know, we know — a lot of things piss us off, but this really pisses us off. From an AP article: The Bush administration has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a [»]
Obvious Headline of the Week
2005.09.26 (Mon) 22:30
How does this AP headline grab you? Brown Says He Should've Sought Aid Sooner Hey, no shit, Mike. You don't say? Also of interest in this article: Brown is continuing to work at the Federal Emergency [»]
Don't Make Us Angry - We Wouldn't Vote for You When We're Angry
2005.09.22 (Thu) 16:18
This is just ridiculous. Senate Republicans on Wednesday scuttled an attempt by Sen. Hillary Clinton to establish an independent, bipartisan panel patterned after the 9/11 Commission to investigate wh [»]
Newdow Marches On
2005.09.15 (Thu) 21:42
As reported yesterday by ABC News: A federal judge declared the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional Wednesday, a decision that could put the divisive issue on track [»]
Catching Up: On Katrina, William, John, John and Jon
2005.09.14 (Wed) 21:35
...and we're back. Most of the general craziness we've been dealing with lately has begun to subside, and we should be back to Ranting (as opposed to just barely keeping up with comments on our existi [»]
More Stupid Excuses from the FDA
2005.09.01 (Thu) 14:36
We saw yesterday that the FDA has once again failed to make the morning after pill available without a prescription. According to ABC News: The FDA on Friday postponed indefinitely its decision on whe [»]
Quentin Tarantino's: Kill Hugo
2005.08.24 (Wed) 00:59
Good old Pat Robertson. Good old moralistic, oh-so-Christian, Jesus-lovin', God-praisin' Pat Robertson. What does he have to say about anti-American Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez? "You know, I don't k [»]
Don't Protest War - Protest THE War
2005.08.14 (Sun) 18:51
On our way back from dinner last night, we happened to catch a bit of The Laura Flanders Show on Air America Radio. Guest Bill Mitchell was speaking; he's a veteran and the father of Mike Mitchell, a [»]
Abuse of the Recess Appointments Clause
2005.08.07 (Sun) 16:13
So as we expect most of you already know, Bush gave John Bolton an "interim" appointment to the United Nations as soon as the congressional adjournment was called. We can't say that this was a shock t [»]
Catching Up on Frist's Stem Cell Announcement
2005.08.03 (Wed) 16:48
Just about a week ago, Senate Majority leader and well-known nutbag Bill Frist split with President Bush, and declared his support for the recently proposed stem cell legislation. Admittedly, we didn' [»]
Legislators Lagging Behind Media - By About Fifty Years
2005.07.27 (Wed) 18:19
Another good post from Les Jenkins — yes, we've been catching up on our SEB after a busy week — directs us to a press release regarding the recent ESRB rating change on the extremely popul [»]
Judge Narrows Newdow's Pledge Case
2005.07.26 (Tue) 23:06
In case you don't know, Michael Newdow is the attorney who is trying to have the "under God" bit in the Pledge of Allegience declared to be an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. He won his init [»]
Conservative or Liberal? How 'Bout Just: "A Judge"
2005.07.20 (Wed) 23:01
An observation: When did this country become so mired in partisan politics that we refer to judges — who, by the definition of their profession, are supposed to be impartial and non-partisan &md [»]
Roberts Chosen for Supreme Court
2005.07.20 (Wed) 00:28
Remember the whirlwind of rumors over the past few days that had Edith Clement as a lock to take Sandra O'Connor's seat on the Supreme Court? Well, never mind all that — Dubya instead nominated [»]
Thoughts on the Ten Commandments Cases
2005.07.16 (Sat) 00:17
At the end of June, the Supreme Court ruled on two Ten Commandments cases — McCreary and Van Orden. In McCreary, the court upheld the ruling that a Kentucky display of the Ten Commandments in a [»]
One More Time: The Government Cannot Fund the Scouts
2005.07.14 (Thu) 20:36
As only a few news sources have reported recently, a federal judge ruled that the Pentagon can no longer fund the Boy Scout Jamboree, which they've been funding for many years. The cost of the jambore [»]
Kudos to Spain, Again
2005.07.12 (Tue) 10:12
Hot on the heels of their legalization of gay marriage, Spain is once again pissing off the Christian contingent by pushing forward legislation aimed at allowing therapeutic cloning for embryonic stem [»]
Snappy Answers to Stupid Senators
2005.06.24 (Fri) 23:06
Wow — we actually heard someone get it totally right on Air America. Of course, it wasn't one of the hosts. It was a guest. This afternoon, on the The Al Franken Show, they welcomed guest Alta C [»]
Psst! Wanna Burn a Flag? Better Hurry...
2005.06.22 (Wed) 21:36
If you've been planning to burn an American Flag, but just haven't been able to find the time, we humbly suggest that you readjust your priority list. The oft-presented but never-passed Constitutional [»]
Schiavo Autopsy Confirms Reality
2005.06.16 (Thu) 01:20
Terri Schiavo's autopsy results were released today, and guess what? It turns out that everything that the religious wingnuts said was completely wrong. We were shocked — shocked — to find [»]
NJ Assemblyman vs. The Devil(s)
2005.05.31 (Tue) 13:06
We caught this little gem on the news last night, and again on the radio this morning. Apparently, a New Jersey assemblyman has had it up to here (imagine our hands marking off a point very near the t [»]
Filibuster "Victory" Leaves a Nasty Aftertaste
2005.05.25 (Wed) 11:33
As everyone who's been paying attention knows already, a last minute compromise was reached in the Senate to defuse the once-looming filibuster fight. Seven Republicans and seven Democrats had been wo [»]
Stem Cell Research and Willful Ignorance of the Facts
2005.05.20 (Fri) 23:58
Because of the United States' policy to not fund embryonic stem cell research, it has been apparent that as long as the religious right is in power, any advances in that field will necessarily come fr [»]
How Many Licks Does it Take to Get to the Center of a Creationist?
2005.05.19 (Thu) 22:32
Over on AlterNet, Stan Cox has an article which gives a play by play (found via Panda's Thumb) of the current Kansas Board of Education hearings, which will determine if "intelligent design" (creation [»]
Let's Get Some Perspective on the Quran Desecration
2005.05.17 (Tue) 12:19
So here's the flap. In their May 9th edition, Newsweek reported that, according to an anonymous source, United States military personnel in Guantanemo Bay had put copies of the Quran into toilets in a [»]
Apparently, DoD Hypocrisy Knows No Bounds
2005.05.14 (Sat) 14:23
Just a quick Rant to mention this astounding piece of hypocrisy on the part of the Defense Department. According to a press release from the ACLU: Through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the ACL [»]
Sweet Jesus, Creationism is Spreading to the Blue States!
2005.05.11 (Wed) 23:19
Just when you think creationists are safely tucked away in the backwoods hick towns of the country, along comes New York State Assemblyman Daniel Hooker (R — there's a surprise). Mr. Hooker has [»]
Jesus, Republicans, Dubya: What's the Difference?
2005.05.08 (Sun) 14:42
Okay, stop us if you've heard this one. A North Carolina Baptist Pastor, a bunch of Republicans, and a handful of Democrats walk into a church. At the end of the meeting, the Democrats are escorted ou [»]
Stay on Cobb County Sticker Removal Denied
2005.05.05 (Thu) 12:02
Good news from the Panda's Thumb regarding the Cobb County evolution disclaimer appeal — the appeals court has denied the board's requested stay on removing the stickers pending the outcome of t [»]
Kansas Creationists Put Themselves on Trial
2005.05.03 (Tue) 20:55
Kansas, as you probably know, is one of the battleground states in which the creationists are trying to force their pseudo-science into the public classroom. The Panda's Thumb has been covering events [»]
Alabama Wins Intolerance Contest Hands Down
2005.04.29 (Fri) 19:02
We are so sorry for ever doubting that Alabama would maintain its place as the most intolerant state in the country. We wrote about this a while back when it looked like Virginia was making a play for [»]
Breaking News: Republican Stops, Thinks
2005.04.19 (Tue) 23:41
Any time that a politician actually stops and thinks, it constitutes big news these days; and if the politician in question is a Republican, then it just could be the story of the year. Based on repor [»]
Scalia Doesn't Deny Sodomizing His Wife
2005.04.16 (Sat) 01:07
As reported throughout the blogosphere — by many of our Usual Suspects — Justice Antonin Scalia was shocked — shocked! — by the effrontery of one student's question. Scalia is [»]
Airport Screenings: Annoying, Invasive and Apparently Useless
2005.04.15 (Fri) 21:47
If you've flown in the United States any time in the recent past, chances are you've experienced at least some of the problems caused by the "enhanced security measures" put in place after 9-11. You k [»]
So, When Does the Backlash Come?
2005.04.13 (Wed) 21:27
We've been wondering lately when the backlash against the growing Christian theocracy in the United States is going to come. Of course, it isn't a foregone conclusion that any backlash will happen, bu [»]
More *@$%! Media Censorship?
2005.04.08 (Fri) 03:35
We recently received an email from the ACLU that warned us about impending censorship legislation which is about to be presented in the Senate. You can see a similar message on the ACLU web site. Acco [»]
Unintelligently Designed Journalism
2005.04.07 (Thu) 16:32
Jay Mathews, apparently an education columnist (if you can believe that) for the Washington Post, was bored and frustrated in his high school biology class — and apparently, he believes this is [»]
Terri Schiavo: What We Learned
2005.03.31 (Thu) 23:28
Earlier today, what was left of Terri Schiavo died in a Florida hospice room. Her feeding tube had been out for two weeks. While we have repeatedly argued for the government to allow this day to come, [»]
Dover Watch - When Intelligence Attacks!
2005.03.29 (Tue) 20:21
This whole Dover evolution vs. creation thing has had that "we don't know whether to laugh or cry" vibe going since its inception. Most of the time, we think it's "cry," but in this case...no, it's st [»]
Terri Schiavo: Required Reading
2005.03.24 (Thu) 10:09
Ed Brayton has a post up on Dispatches from the Culture Wars that links to something that should be required reading for anyone who wants to discuss the Schiavo case — the report written by the [»]
Terri Schiavo: The Next Moves (and Daddy Jeb)
2005.03.23 (Wed) 19:56
In a very short span of time, Terri Schiavo's parents seem to have run through their options. Again. But boy howdy did lots of politicians get lots of press out of it! Let's recap the activity of the [»]
Terri Schiavo: What's the Next Move?
2005.03.22 (Tue) 12:03
Let's recap the recent events in the Terri Schiavo debacle. Despite the proper findings of the Florida courts, Congress decided to stick their noses into the personal lives of a group of people who ar [»]
Terri Schiavo: Our Take
2005.03.20 (Sun) 17:26
We haven't said anything about the whole Terri Schiavo debacle because, frankly, we hadn't looked into it enough to have an educated opinion. When we decided to do a little research, it became apparen [»]
Some Sunday Links
2005.03.20 (Sun) 14:53
It has been a little quiet around here since Part V of Allison DuBois Week and the Fourth Edition of the Skeptics' Circle both came out on Thursday. The push of getting those posts out the door, combi [»]
Another Group That Wants It Both Ways
2005.03.12 (Sat) 17:47
It seems that the Salvation Army wants to have their discriminatory cake and eat it too. As reported via the Wall of Separation (the blog of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State): I [»]
Love and Narriage
2005.03.08 (Tue) 20:13
An interesting discussion has arisen in the blogosphere, including such notable bloggers as Ed Brayton, Timothy Sandefur, Jon Rowe and Jason Kuznicki. The discussion concerns the relative merits and d [»]
Some Ten Commandments SCOTUS Links
2005.03.04 (Fri) 11:57
As we noted earlier this week (and as most people who visit this site no doubt knew), the Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday regarding government displays of the Ten Commandments. The post-gam [»]
Tucker Carlson Is, Mostly, A Dick
2005.03.03 (Thu) 19:37
We were waiting for the transcript of last Friday's episode of Real Time with Bill Maher to come out — because that incredibly obtuse and unlovable little scamp, Tucker Carlson, was one of the p [»]
Gonzales Announces a List of Bad Ideas
2005.02.28 (Mon) 20:49
What do you get when you appoint an asshole who rubber stamps torture as your Attorney General? Shit like this, as reported on Yahoo News: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Monday he would move a [»]
Ten Commandments Cases to Begin This Week
2005.02.27 (Sun) 23:02
Two Ten Commandments cases — Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky — are scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court beginning this Wednesday, March 2. For our part, we [»]
Libertarians and ColecoVision
2005.02.24 (Thu) 23:18
We recently heard from reader Joe, who asked about our view of the Libertarian party. He had read a Score entry in which we explained why we do not agree with the Libertarians, and was looking for som [»]
Arkansas on ID Stickers: "We had our fingers crossed!"
2005.02.19 (Sat) 14:14
In a move strikingly similar to the well known playground tactic of crossing their fingers, the Beebe, Arkansas school board recently announced that their recent announcement concerning the removal of [»]
Class Action Reform & Common Sense (or Lack Thereof)
2005.02.18 (Fri) 15:48
The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 was signed into law today by President Bush, after passing the Senate last week by a 72-26 vote, and finding approval in the House just yesterday. This bill repre [»]
Virginia Government Challenges Alabama's Crown
2005.02.16 (Wed) 01:25
From time to time, all states are guilty of proposing stupid or dangerous legislation, and to be sure, the federal government is no stranger to this phenomenon either. For example, every time we see a [»]
When Parallel Lines Diverge
2005.02.15 (Tue) 18:26
Ed Brayton over on Dispatches from the Culture Wars reports on the sentencing of convicted child molester and — surprise! — priest, Paul Shanley. In his blog entry, Ed brings up a very poi [»]
Arkansas Removes Anti-Evolution Stickers
2005.02.11 (Fri) 00:47
As reported by the ACLU, and initially found in TheCabin.net, it sounds like creationism suffered a loss in Arkansas yesterday: LITTLE ROCK, AR--Following action by the American Civil Liberties Union [»]
Senate Confirms Gonzales, Predictably
2005.02.04 (Fri) 19:31
No, it wasn't a surprise that Alberto Gonzales was confirmed by the Senate to be the next Attorney General, but that doesn't make it any less tragic, embarrassing, and horrific, and it doesn't make us [»]
Urge Your Senators to Vote "No" on Gonzales
2005.01.26 (Wed) 20:20
A Senate vote to confirm Alberto Gonzales as the next Attorney General is fast approaching. It is inconceivable to us that this man could even be considered for the position of Attorney General given [»]
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
2005.01.25 (Tue) 15:43
God is for Suckers directed us to the following news story (all quotations from this story): Republicans Push For 'In God We Trust' Banners In Libraries ... Pasco Republican leader Bill Bunting ... re [»]
The Inaugural Address - Off the Cuff
2005.01.21 (Fri) 20:11
So Bush and his cohorts had a big party yesterday; and George got to make a big speech. His speeches are always impressive, in that it's truly amazing to see a man of his intellectual capacity string [»]
Rice Under Fire - Alas, Only a Flesh Wound
2005.01.19 (Wed) 16:13
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart reported last night on the confirmation hearings aimed at installing Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State in the second Bush Administration. The committee voted 16-2 [»]
Dover Watch - The Shot Ignored 'Round the World
2005.01.18 (Tue) 22:16
So strange that, with the Dover school district "Intelligent Design" statement being read today, the news on the Internet is, well...quiet. Perhaps this is because after all this build-up, the actual [»]
Dover Watch - The Eleventh Hour (Plus Cobb County Appeal!)
2005.01.18 (Tue) 01:25
As the reading of the Dover intelligent design statement draws near, the blogosphere seems to be holding its breath. The York Daily Record, with no other shoe to drop just yet, reported on some of the [»]
Planet of the Bushes
2005.01.16 (Sun) 23:00
A reader of ours, Steven, seems concerned about the direction Bush's America is taking — we share that concern wholeheartedly. Steven brought up Bush's recent statements regarding the public per [»]
Dover Watch - ID Statement Delayed (Plus Cobb County Update!)
2005.01.13 (Thu) 23:45
As reported in the York Daily Record, the Dover, PA evolution disclaimer — a statement to be read to students explaining that evolution is "just a theory," and implying that Intelligent Design i [»]
Thoughts on Newdow - Why the Little Things Matter
2005.01.09 (Sun) 13:31
A few days ago, we reported that Michael Newdow had refiled his lawsuit seeking to have the words "under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegience where Congress implanted them in 1954. We fully supp [»]
Dover Watch - Memory Loss and Kudos to Teachers
2005.01.08 (Sat) 21:22
As we stated in an update to our last Dover Rant, all but one of the science teachers in the Dover school district signed a letter to the superintendant refusing to read the Intelligent Design disclai [»]
Armstrong Williams and the Media Whores
2005.01.08 (Sat) 14:01
Armstrong Williams is, apparently, a well-known conservative television and radio commentator and columnist. That was news to us, but then he does seem to be just another conservative shill, and we te [»]
Dover Watch - ID Statement Will Be Read Next Week
2005.01.07 (Fri) 11:27
We saw an article this morning posted on the evangelical christian site WorldNetDaily with the title "ACLU backs off challenge to intelligent design." Disturbed, we read the article, and the press rel [»]
Newdow Refiles Suit in Pledge Case
2005.01.05 (Wed) 23:55
When Michael Newdow's lawsuit aimed at ridding the Pledge of Allegiance of the phrase "Under God" was dismissed by the Supreme Court in June due to his lack of standing to bring the suit, he promised [»]
Tsunami Death Toll Continues to Rise
2004.12.31 (Fri) 02:56
We haven't said anything about the tsunami that hit Southeast Asia earlier this week for two reasons; first, we've been on hiatus due to the holidays, so we haven't said anything about anything lately [»]
Dover Watch - The Cheese Stands Alone (Mostly)
2004.12.21 (Tue) 13:50
As reported from several sources, the Discovery Institute last week distanced itself from the Dover school board and their "intelligent design" curriculum. Per the Discovery Institute's press release [»]
What Don't You Get About "No Ten Commandments"?
2004.12.17 (Fri) 20:59
By now, the news of an Alabama judge wearing the Ten Commandments on his judicial robes when presiding over trials has surely made its way to all corners of the political world. Apparently, Roy Moore' [»]
Dover Watch - Lawsuit Filed
2004.12.14 (Tue) 21:27
As expected, the ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State have filed a lawsuit on behalf of eleven parents of Dover, PA school children as a result of the Dover mandate to teach so [»]
Leave it to Beaver
2004.12.04 (Sat) 12:12
A recent post by PZ Meyers entitled What women are supposed to want got us thinking about something we've touched on before — the apparent agenda of the Religious Right, and the Bush Administrat [»]
Preaching Abstinence Won't Help
2004.11.28 (Sun) 15:03
In a move that shocked nobody, President Bush's initiative to increase abstinence education for young people was funded at $131M in the omnibus spending bill passed last week. This represents an incre [»]
Scouting for God
2004.11.24 (Wed) 17:05
It's been hard to ignore the stories about the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) lately. They've been all over the news - or at least the news that we read. In a nutshell, the ACLU demanded that the Departm [»]
Put Those Stickers Where They Belong
2004.11.23 (Tue) 20:16
PZ Myers posted a short piece on this article concerning the creationist assholes' recent "win" in Pennsylvania, where they have managed to convince the school board to include a "mention" of intellig [»]
Sign the ACLU's "Refuse to Surrender" Pledge
2004.11.22 (Mon) 18:26
Today, the ACLU has asked all Americans to sign a simple pledge stating that we refuse to surrender our freedom. In the face of the Bush administration's history of disregard for civil rights, as well [»]
Alabama Votes to Retain Segregation Laws
2004.11.21 (Sun) 15:25
Apparently in Alabama, 1950s racism is alive and well as a proposed amendment to the state's constitution to repeal Jim Crow segregation laws failed in a popular vote. Reported by God is for Suckers f [»]
Senate Republicans Add Abortion Clause to Spending Bill
2004.11.21 (Sun) 14:29
This is exactly what we are ranting about on this site. It would be bad enough to try to pass this anti-abortion legislation on its own, but bundling it with the all but must pass spending bill should [»]
ACLU Gearing Up for Bush's Second Term
2004.11.19 (Fri) 17:26
Almost as soon as President Bush was re-elected for a second term, two things happened at the ACLU. First, they experienced an unprecedented surge in donations and membership requests, and second, the [»]