Category Archives: United States

Picture of the Day for June 10, 2015: Regarding Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Equal Rights, Homosexual Rights, Politics, Religion, United States | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Plaintiffs in “Gay Conversion” Therapy Lawsuit Were Told to Blame Their Mothers for Their Homosexuality

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro David Porter of the Associated Press reported on an interesting New Jersey court case on Monday. According to Porter, four men sued Jersey City-based Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH) “in 2012 under New Jersey’s consumer … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Law, Courts, Homosexual Rights, Judaism, Psychology, Religion, United States | Tagged , | 5 Comments

Getting a Religious High in the Hoosier State?: First Church of Cannabis Granted Tax-Exempt Status in Indiana (VIDEO)

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Crooks and Liars wrote, “The intent of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in Indiana was to allow the free exercise of ‘religious freedom,’ which was highly contested and revised due to public outcry. That’s because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Drug Policy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Homosexual Rights, IRS, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Short Video, States, United States | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

What’s the Matter with Kansas?: How Governor Sam Brownback Threatened to Defund the Judiciary If It Rules Against a Law He Favors

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Things just keep getting worse in the state of Kansas thanks to the policies and political actions of its governor Sam Brownback. Steve Benen of MSNBC said, “If the spectacular failures of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s (R) … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatives, Courts, Democracy, Jurisprudence, Kansas, Neoconservatives, Political Science, Politics, States, United States | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

Picture of the Day for June 8, 2015: The De-evolution of the Republican Party

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Posted in Abraham Lincoln, George W. Bush, Political Science, Politics, Ronald Reagan, United States | Tagged , , , , | 45 Comments

What Are We Doing to Public Education in the Name of School Reform?: High-Stakes Testing and the Demise of the “Artist-Teacher”

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Vicki Cobb, an author of nonfiction  books for children, is a former science teacher. She has published more than eighty titles “for grades K-8 that cover physics, chemistry and biology, biographies, geography and the human body.” In 2012, she received a Lifetime … Continue reading →

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Full Disclosure: The George Will Scott Walker Connections

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Political pundit, Washington Post conservative columnist,  Fox News contributor, and climate change denier George Will has often been heard expounding on matters of great national import and opining about political figures on the Sunday morning nooz programs. At the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Denialism, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Science, United States | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

“Shoot with Cruz” Campaign Fundraiser Reserves the Right to Conduct Background Checks on Potential Winners

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro Brendan James has an interesting article about presidential candidate Ted Cruz and one of his campaign fundraisers over at Talking Points Memo. As part of a recently launched “Shoot with Cruz” fundraiser, the Republican senator from Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign Finance, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Government, Political Science, Politics, Short Video, United States | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments

Wisconsin Judges Considering “John Doe” Criminal Investigation into Scott Walker May Be Implicated in Same Kind of Offense

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

By Elaine Magliaro In April, I wrote a post about the Wisconsin Supreme Court being slated to take up a “John Doe” criminal investigation of alleged coordination between Friends of Scott Walker and “independent” groups during the tumultuous 2011-2012 recall elections. Mary … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day for June 5, 2015: A Cherry-Picked Edition of the Bible

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Elaine Magliaro

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Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Fundamentalism, Hypocrisy, Politics, Religion, United States | Tagged , | 1 Comment