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And so does Rogier Van Bakel over at Nobody’s Business. No sense in me writing about them when he covers every single base, here. Being greatly upset does not give

Ariel Kaminer, The New York Times’ “Ethicist” throws down the gauntlet at carnivores — challenging us to come up with an ethical argument for eating animals. [Carnivores say] they love

Today is St. Joseph’s day. In Italy, they treat it like father’s day (naturally, as San Giuseppe is the patron saint of fatherhood). In my family, this day was another

“Too much and too long, we seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things. Our gross national product … if we should

Irish is, without a doubt, the dominant immigrant culture in Massachusetts. Growing up there, in a town where Sicilians were the plurality, St. Patrick’s Day was always a little underwhelming.

Dharun Ravi, the guy who videotaped his roommate hooking up with another guy, (who then committed suicide) is going to jail. (source) Elie Mystal over at Above the Law had

…as the dumbest state in the union? First Joe Arpaio, then their xenophobic anti-immigrant laws, and now Arizona is working on a law that will allow employers to question employees

U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer ruled that Chicago State University violated a former student newspaper adviser’s First Amendment rights when he was fired over articles that criticized the University.   The university’s