1. Critical thinking for dummies 4 hours ago   permalink

Critical thinking for dummies
Ken Berggren / Brutally Honest

by BroKen Years ago I saw a Doonesbury cartoon in which a college professor, concerned about the gullibility of his students, proclaimed loudly during his lecture, “BLACK IS WHITE! GOOD IS BAD!” attempting to shock them into thinking for themselves. The students are furiously taking notes. One whispers to another, “Did you get that?” “ ...

2. Merlot 6 hours ago   permalink

Merlot
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Merlot 365.33 (2/2/10) Share on Facebook

3. Iran's Leader: Feb. 11 To Be ‘Demise’ of ‘Capitalist System’ 8 hours ago   permalink

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(CNSNews.com) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Feb. 11 would mark the demise of “the liberal capitalist system,” adding that its champion, America, was on the decline and that Iran and its Islamic Revolution were on the rise.

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4. Virginia flips Obama and Obamacare off 9 hours ago   permalink

Rick / Brutally Honest

That would be my state of Virginia : Virginia's Democratic-controlled state Senate passed measures Monday that would make it illegal to require individuals to purchase health insurance, a direct challenge to the party's efforts in Washington to reform health care. The bills, a top priority of Virginia's "tea party" movement, were approved 23 to ...

5. Tuesday Open Thread 14 hours ago   permalink

Tuesday Open Thread
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What’s up? Sunrise flight : A gull flies with the Swiss Alps in the background at sunrise in Lausanne. (AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)

6. Sally Jenkins at WaPo speaks the truth... 15 hours ago   permalink

Rick / Brutally Honest

... and it's not gonna go over well in some circles: I'll spit this out quick, before the armies of feminism try to gag me and strap electrodes to my forehead: Tim Tebow is one of the better things to happen to young women in some time. I realize this stance won't endear me to the "Dwindling Organizations of Ladies in Lockstep," otherwise known ...

7. Someone You Should Know and Remember 15 hours ago   permalink

Someone You Should Know and Remember
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8. More on the Tea Party Movement 15 hours ago   permalink

Steven L. Taylor / PoliBlog

NPR had a story this morning ( Tea Party Star Leads Movement On Her Own Terms ) on Keri Carender , a blogger associated with the Tea Party movement. In the interview, Carrender notes her preference for an atomized movement: Tea Partiers don’t want to be harnessed. They’ve shown a willingness to reject Republican candidates they don&# ...

9. An Odd Electoral Alliance in Mexico? 18 hours ago   permalink

Steven L. Taylor / PoliBlog

Via the LAT : Mexico’s PAN and PRD: Love letters in the making? The political world is abuzz with the possibility of an election year alliance between the conservative National Action Party of President Felipe Calderon and the leftist Democratic Revolution Party, whose members are so miffed over Calderon’s disputed win in 2006 that ...

10. Napolitano meets ethnic leaders 21 hours ago   permalink

Napolitano meets ethnic leaders
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with Muslim and Arab leaders on Thursday to discuss how to share more information with faith-based groups.

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11. A Step Closer to UK Electoral Reform? 1 day ago   permalink

Steven L. Taylor / PoliBlog

Back in December I noted some discussion of electoral reform in the UK. Now the BBC reports that the PM appears set to go forward on the issue, Brown to ask MPs to vote on electoral reform referendum : Gordon Brown is backing a vote as the first step towards replacing the "first past the post" system of electing MPs with an " ...