Category Archives: crossposted on TADA

Political cartoon: See Sue Run

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ampersand

I largely based the above cartoon on this table: Percentage of Program Beneficiaries Who Report They “Have Not Used a Government Social Program” Program “No, Have Not Used a Government Social Program” 529 or Coverdell 64.3 Home Mortgage Interest Deduction … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, crossposted on TADA, Economics and the like | 146 Comments  

9th Circuit Court Rules That California’s Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional on narrow grounds that won’t apply outside California

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Ampersand

[I know Myca also posted about this, but I think my post provides some additional information, justifying the overlap. --Amp] You can read the ruling (in pdf form) here. On a first glance, I think there’s an aspect to this … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, In the news, Same-Sex Marriage | 5 Comments  

Washington State Could Have Marriage Equailty Law Within Weeks

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Ampersand

From KIRO TV today: Washington’s Legislature has enough votes to legalize gay marriage with a statement from Democratic Senator Mary Margaret Haugen Monday who said she will support the measure, becoming the 25th vote needed to pass the bill out … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, In the news, Same-Sex Marriage | Leave a comment  

Sign the petition to stop Leslie Hernandez’s deportation

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Ampersand

A bit of signal-boosting: If you’re willing, this certainly seems worth taking a couple of moments to sign. Might help, certainly won’t hurt. From DREAMactivist.org: To Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, John Morton and Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano: … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 4 Comments  

Copyright, Comics, and Compulsory Licensing

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Ampersand

[In 2008, I wrote a few posts on the blog "The Art Of The Possible." I just noticed that "The Art Of The Possible" no longer exists, but I found a copy of one of my posts on the wayback … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 63 Comments  

Open Thead And Link Farm: And That’s How You Make Iced Tea Edition

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Ampersand

This is the generic text that goes at the top of all the link farm posts, encouraging you to post about whatever, including self-linking. It is a lonely bit of text that, despite appearing in every single link farm post, … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Link farms | 42 Comments  

Did No-Fault Divorce Create A “Divorce Culture”?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Ampersand

[A crosspost from Family Scholars Blog.] Douglas Allen, in an interview Karen linked to, said: In the 1960s debate [over no-fault divorce], no one thought the divorce rate would change, but it changed enormously and led to a divorce culture. … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Families structures, divorce, etc | 95 Comments  

The Fifteen Most Popular “Alas” Posts of 2011

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Ampersand

Because why not? Consider this an open thread. I’d love to hear about people’s plans for the new year. My thanks to everyone, blogger or commenter, who has participated in “Alas” in 2011. For all the flaws, frustrations, and occasional … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Whatever | 8 Comments  

Pain Medication Comments That Annoy Me

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Ampersand

The Agitator is essential reading, one of the best political blogs anywhere. Still, Radley Balko sometimes uncritically parrots libertarian tropes. Government Evil! Liberals Stupid! For instance, today he posted this libertarian boilerplate: Alternet publishes article calling for government monitoring of … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Health Care and Related Issues, Whatever | 24 Comments  

Why I’d Have To Think About Who To Vote For, Barack Obama or Ron Paul

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Ampersand

Let me say, first, that I’m confident this is not a choice we’ll ever face. It’s going to be Romney versus Obama. (Unless Ron Paul decides to run as a third party candidate, which, from a Democratic point of view, … Continue reading →

Posted in crossposted on TADA, Elections and politics, Iran | 79 Comments