Monthly Archives: August 2010

Differences of opinion

I went to the Sharpton rally with a few friends and after it fell behind schedule (as all liberal events tend to do), we headed down to the Mall to support DC Vote folks and engage in discourse with people … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Two brains are better than one

One of my favorite food sites is 101 Cookbooks – lots of yummy, interesting, healthy, and most importantly, vegetarian food. (Don’t worry friends, the infamous vegetarian-hating, bacon-loving Ted Brassfield has not converted – this is She, guest blogging while He … Continue reading

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Food Recalls Galore (But Going Vegan Won’t Help)

A half billion eggs have been recalled. Tyson just issued a recall of deli meat shipped to Walmart. And the host’s comment on NPR‘s American Public Media’s Marketplace: “Vegan, anyone?“ Two quick responses: First, I hope that he is not sued … Continue reading

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Exciting Weekend Ahead: The Tea Partiers are Coming

The Tea Partiers are coming, the Tea Partiers are coming! I am very excited about this opportunity to engage people from outside my narrow-minded neighborhood in intelligent discourse about the role of immigration in contemporary society. I might even get … Continue reading

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Another Privacy Problem with Facebook

You might have thought that after their new privacy controls debacle, Facebook would have carefully checked the layout of their latest innovation privacy destroying tool, “facebook places,” before launch. You would be naive. The latest update to the site I … Continue reading

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Nicholas Merrill, a Hero

Hero is an overused word. In this case, it is appropriate. Seven years ago, when Nicholas was the CEO of an Internet Service Provider in New York, the FBI brought him a  National Security Letter demanding a significant amount of … Continue reading

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