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Month: October 2017

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Summer of Weinstein

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Tom

Random thoughts about this summer's slew of sexual assault allegations, ending with how social media is more dangerous than nuclear weapons.

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Virginia 2017 Election Ballot

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Tom

What's on my ballot for November 7.

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Mueller Charges

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Tom

We shouldn't be rooting for the president to be removed.

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Skipping Wolfenstein II

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Tom

I'm voting with my dollars against the Wolfenstein II ad campaign.

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Behind The Tweet: Libraries in the UK

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Tom

I think public libraries are great, but I found this funny today. Funny in a “people are utterly incapable of putting basic statistics into context these ...

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Question of the Day: Immortality

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Tom

Is immortality a human right?

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Behind The Tweet: Literal Meaning

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Tom

Yes, Nazi has a literal meaning.

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Fake News on Facebook

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Tom

I think it’s great that people are looking into Russian hackers spreading fake news on Facebook. But is anyone looking into Republican and Democratic acti...

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How To Save America

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Tom

Should Centrist Democrats and Moderate Republicans split off to form a third party?

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Logistical Issues With Gun Control

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Tom

Setting aside whether or not it should be done, here are some thoughts on the difficult logistics of implementing gun control in America.

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