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Normalizing the Killing Fields
Sep 11, 2023 Rather than tacitly endorse the wanton militarism and human rights abuses of Saudi Arabia, Joe Biden should condemn their actions.White House Says U.S., EU Aiming for ‘Zero Tariffs’
Jul 25, 2018 Donald Trump agrees to work toward "zero tariffs" and "zero subsidies" on non-automobile goods after meetings with European officials prompted by his trade dispute with the EU.
Jerry Brown Going to Russia to Talk Climate Change
Sep 1, 2017 The California governor's visit comes as the U.S. orders the Russian consulate in San Francisco closed; Putin pens article on economic conference in China.
Amazon Sells Sex Toys as Wellness Products
Mar 26, 2013 Amazon and other companies have rebranded once taboo sex paraphernalia, thus starting another sexual revolution; public libraries aren't free, per se, but they're an absolutely important investment; meanwhile, is the fact that college athletic directors get paid more than $1 million a year justifiable? These discoveries and more after the jump.
Oops, Time to Adjust the Christian Calendar
Nov 24, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI claims that, thanks to a sixth-century monk's mistake, the most commonly used calendar is off by several years; topless feminists disguised as nuns protest anti-gay marriage in Paris; meanwhile, mainstream media pile on the same cliches about Israel and Palestine we've been hearing for 40 years. These discoveries and more after the jump.
A History of the World, BRIC by BRIC
Apr 26, 2012 Here's the multi-trillion dollar question: Does the emergence of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as economic powers signal that we have truly entered a new multipolar world?
