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Unions Are Like Vaccines 9 Jun 2013 | 08:13 pm
In the years following World War II, the United States prospered. Our economy grew, and our life expectancy lengthened. Infant and child mortality plummeted. This era of improvement owed much to the r...
Is WEDC a Kleptocracy or an Idiocracy? 13 May 2013 | 12:11 am
The way I see it, there are only two possibilities: 1. WEDC was designed to be an opaque slush fund to transfer public dollars to Scott Walker's cronies in the private sector (in which case, mission ...
The best quote about homophobia and misogyny that I've seen 3 Feb 2013 | 07:31 pm
"We want to hit a homosexual in the mouth because we are afraid that we might be homosexual; and we want to hit the woman or shut her up because we are afraid that she might castrate us, or take the n...
Mal de Mali 27 Jan 2013 | 07:34 pm
The United States is providing aerial refueling for France's military efforts in Mali and may start transporting troops from other African nations to support the effort. The U.S. cannot provide direc...
Quote of the Day 12 Jan 2013 | 07:13 pm
"Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?" - Paul Shawcross, Chief of the Science and Space Branch at the Whit...
Schoolhouse Rap 9 Jan 2013 | 05:36 am
Math teacher Jake Scott from Silver Spring, Maryland, has come up with some well-produced rap videos to help his students learn about quadratic equations and trigonometry. I suspect these kids are too...
The NRA Jumps the Shark 22 Dec 2012 | 04:25 am
Owning an assault rifle did not make Nancy Lanza safer in her home. Having armed citizens in the crowd did not stop Jared Loughner's killing spree. Yet, the NRA keeps peddling the same snake oil tha...
'Tis the Season 9 Dec 2012 | 08:34 pm
I've had this song stuck in my head since Friday, so I thought I would share it. It seems especially appropriate today, as Madison is seeing the season's first light dusting of snow (we had some flurr...
Bye Bye, Bielema 8 Dec 2012 | 05:40 am
I was almost giddy when I heard that Bret Bielema took the Arkansas job. If he lost a third Rose Bowl in a row, you know the boosters would have pressured Barry Alvarez to fire him, and the cash-stra...
RIP, Larry Hagman 24 Nov 2012 | 08:11 pm
Actor Larry Hagman has passed away at the age of 81. He was survived by his wife of 59 years, as well as their two children and five grandchildren. As a child, I loved watching syndicated reruns of I...
