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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Emotions
A new study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin finds that liberals are more emotion-driven than conservatives.
Posted in Politics, Psychology, Sociology
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Robert Plant Nixes $800 Million Led Zeppelin Reunion Offer
Close to a $1 billion… unfathomable: UK tabloid newspaper The Mirror published a story over the weekend claiming that Robert Plant nixed a nearly $800 million dollar deal for a LED ZEPPELIN tour proposed by British mogul Richard Branson. According … Continue reading
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Rubio Considers POTUS Run…
… while his pro-amnesty advisor splits the scene: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) says he will decide on a potential 2016 presidential run “in the coming weeks.” He’ll do so without the help of a pro-amnesty adviser and former chief of … Continue reading
Posted in Immigration, Republican Party
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Gruber
Here is MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, one of the architects of Obamacare, discussing how the behemoth got passed.
Posted in National
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A Cinematic History of White People Crying in Space
Decider, a snarky Gawker type site, has a photo-essay on “A Cinematic History of White People Crying in Space”. The first commenter to the piece has a nice retort: “… and the companion piece is titled “Black men in prison … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Marxism, Humor
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Mexico’s President-Elect Praises Obama on Immigration
Meanwhile… From the Weekly Standard: The president-elect of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, praised President Barack Obama’s immigration plan in a meeting today at the White House. “We fully support your proposal,” said Peña Nieto in reference to Obama’s immigration plan, according to the … Continue reading
Posted in Democrat Party, Immigration
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The Agitator is “Impatient”
The Agitator’s pathetic “the midterm thumping means the People want us to get-things-done” meme shows such…. arrogance and desperation: WASHINGTON (AP) – A White House lunch aiming for cooperation boiled into a fresh dispute with newly empowered Republicans over immigration … Continue reading
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“I am not an anarchist”
I just saw an actual U.S. naturalization from 1907. It is in regards to an immigrant from Germany entering the U.S. in 1907. The form is entitled “United States of America Declaration of Intention.” A paragraph that struck me is … Continue reading
Posted in History, Immigration
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Liberals Are More Emotion-Driven Than Conservatives
From EurekaAlert: Emotions are powerful motivators of human behavior and attitudes. Emotions also play an important role in guiding policy support in conflict and other political contexts. Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya have studied … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Psychology, Sociology
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The Complaint
In the NYT, “Philip Roth considers the experience of rereading his classic novel “Portnoy’s Complaint,” first published 45 years ago, in 1969.” Accompanying the piece is a photo of Roth’s own copy of the book, the inscribed notes presumably drawn … Continue reading
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