Category Archives: American Culture

Holy crap, Barry. Give me the gun and walk away

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Rufus Dogg
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The White House released the above photo of President Obama shooting skeet at Camp David, mostly because some reporter was badgering Jay Carney about producing photo evidence of his claim that he shoots skeet. Ok. Cue up the silly. I’m … Continue reading →

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The real economic freedom in America

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Rufus Dogg
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On Monday, Barack Obama delivered his second Inaugural Address. While the Right and the Left will argue over what was said there, here is the passage that I think embraces the struggle over not only “entitlements,” but of wages and … Continue reading →

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Income disparity during snow days

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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I heard the blizzard warnings last night on the television and immediately thought all the news stations were just salivating at the chance to finally scare the living crap out of us with spun-up winter weather. Shortly after sun-up this … Continue reading →

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A photo speaks a thousands words and one editorial point of view

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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On the evening of September 11, 2001, my family piled into the car and we drove to a restaurant to have dinner. During the five mile drive on a mostly deserted freeway, we talked about the events of the day … Continue reading →

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Why every private sector company should want single-payer, Medicare-for-all

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Yesterday, I made a call to Verizon Wireless to cancel my MiFi card. At $59.99 per month for unlimited use, it was an expense I could live without. But I won’t be saving that money for long. In March, I … Continue reading →

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Emergency rooms, magical thinking, and the poor

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Jane Devin
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To hear Mitt Romney (and many others) tell it, Emergency Rooms are the physical embodiment of Mother Theresa, treating indigents like Jesus treated the lepers. The great seas of health care are suddenly parted for the poor and ill, and … Continue reading →

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This is not a donut

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Rufus Dogg
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Mitt Romney released his final 2011 taxes today and the media are all over it like there is some precious jewel they will uncover. For me, the fact that he has been arrogantly obstinate about not releasing more than two … Continue reading →

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