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Battlegrounds in fights over censorship changing
I remember back in the “good old days” (say, anytime before about 1970?) when censorship and censorship issues making the news generally focused on matters of sex and/or graphic violence. But in recent years, with the advent of the Internet and corresponding availability of “information” — ranging from real information to widespread access to p*rn sites — the battlegrounds upon which censorship issues are fought have been changing.Read more on Battlegrounds in fights over censorship changing…
Cautious signs recession may be ending, but jobs still lagging
I’ve read a number of stories and reports online and off-line (yes, in the “real” daily newspaper I still read most days) in which economists are saying there are cautious signs that this recession may be ending, or at least that we’ve turned a corner, bounced off the bottom, or whatever. But most of those articles and reports say that new job creation still isn’t happening — but also that (and I don’t know whether this is true or not) job creation is usually the last thing to recover when we’re coming out of a recession or economic downturn.Read more on Cautious signs recession may be ending, but jobs still lagging…
So-called ‘birthers’ display continued ignorance, arrogance
Not long ago, I posted a video dealing with the idiotic so-called “birthers” and their insistence that President Obama’s was not really born in the U.S. and is, therefore, constitutionally disqualified to be president. These folks (I’m no longer even willing to call them “good folks”) are continuing to publicly display their ignorance and arrogance.Read more on So-called ‘birthers’ display continued ignorance, arrogance…