Category Archives: Made Me Think

Un-Hippies

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

So last week, I was sort of harsh on the 99% demonstrators. But the thing is, I really have a visceral negative reaction to protests in general that fueled it, because protests are generally about dealing with social issues via … Continue reading →

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Homophobia

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

My “Glee” post will have to be late this week. We’re not watching tonight and Wednesdays are my crazy days. I know this is enormously disappointing to absolutely no one and a relief to my sister because she doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Quit You, David Brooks

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

This is an interesting column, or, at least, it’s a column that raises interesting questions. (I don’t want to dole out the praise to David Brooks too vociferously.) I must begin by questioning the survey, and David Brooks’s quoting of … Continue reading →

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Thank You, David Brooks

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

This is going to be a little half-baked; forgive me. I know I said some bad things about him before, but sometimes David Brooks hits the nail on the head so perfectly I’ve got to give thanks. Not just for … Continue reading →

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