What is an informed news consumer?

As I mentioned in my previous posts last week, I was on vacation for the first 10 days of the year – and it was a blast. However, it did come on the heels of the holidays, in which I travelled and spent time with family and friends. These travels led to a break in …

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Talking about tragedy 2

An update and a clarification: I was watching FoxNews yesterday and saw that Neil Cavuto on his segment “Common Sense” was arguing the opposite point that I made in yesterday’s post: that we should not worry about the “atmosphere” affecting the shooter, who was clearly a deranged individual. This is a great example of what I …

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Talking about tragedy

First off – wow! I can’t believe it has been nearly a month since I have posted. I’m afraid I got caught up in the craziness of the holiday season – and that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it. In fact, I plan to talk more about this topic later, but I simply can’t …

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A taxing compromise: Putting the country first

The debate over taxes is always contentious, but never more so than this year. The debate comes at a time when many Democrats are frustrated with Obama’s attempts at bipartisanship, feeling that Republicans haven’t reciprocated. Yet it also follows a midterm election in which Democrats lost their House majority, allowing Republicans to claim they had …

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Election 2010: The Tea Party

Although I had planned to devote this week to deconstructing my experience at The Rally to Restore Sanity, the elections last night and the corresponding discussion of their impact have encouraged me to divert slightly today. I promise I’m not done with the rally yet! Amidst all the discussion last night, talk about the implications …

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