Liberal of Doubt

Archive for November 2008

On hiatus

Posted by: liberalofdoubt on: November 19, 2008

I am officially putting this blog on hiatus for the near future, as I am realizing that I really don’t have the time at the moment to blog on a regular basis. I still may post sporadically, but until I officially post that I am “off hiatus,” there will not be regular, consistent posting. I [...]

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Unreasonable at Reason

Posted by: liberalofdoubt on: November 14, 2008

I guess this sums up why I’m not a libertarian as well as anything: because it can lead to arguments that cutting off people’s healthy limbs, is, y’know, all right (with consent, that is). I realize it’s unfair to the people making such an argument to call that position self-evidently absurd,  but what the heck, [...]

Seriously?

Posted by: liberalofdoubt on: November 12, 2008

Via Reason, the EU removes part of an insane ban, on… get this… ugly vegetables. I’m glad they are changing the rules, but who would ever come up with something that stupid in the first place? I mean, seriously.

The World’s Smallest Political Quiz

Posted by: liberalofdoubt on: November 10, 2008

I cannot vouch for this quiz’s accuracy, but it sure is entertaining. And it’s short. Very short. http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html Here are my results: Feel free to post your results and thoughts in the comments!

Proposition 8

Posted by: liberalofdoubt on: November 9, 2008

Amidst the historical importance of our election of the first African-American to the office of the Presidency, it is amazing that there can be another story which people are even thinking about. While the passing of Proposition 8 in California, being as it is only a temporary setback, is not a story of equal or [...]

The third debate poll

Posted by: liberalofdoubt on: November 9, 2008

Since I’m removing it from the side of the page…

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Posting returns with new theme

Posted by: liberalofdoubt on: November 9, 2008

Sorry for the lack of posting; the couple of weeks leading up to the election lacked many interesting stories and I was distracted with other issues, and I was too caught up in the moment of the election and Obama’s victory to post right then. The past few days I’ve been in D.C., with limited [...]


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