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Author Archives: Valerie Tarico
Canadian Health Care: Five Terrifying Testimonials
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-tarico/canadian-health-care-five_b_397424.html I married a Canadian, which got me, among other things, some pretty awesome Canadian in-laws, a bunch of friends who think hockey is actually worth watching (not for the same reason I do, which is to nerd out on … Continue reading
Ode to Health Care Reform: An Absurd Poem about Absurdities
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-tarico/ode-to-health-care-reform_b_389456.html Since I’ve been told this is the season of doggerel . . . The Party of Nohad nowhere to gobut backwardsto get to the future."Uh, that doesn’t work,"said a brazen Young Turk."Someone please shut them upwith a cloture!" … Continue reading
Huckabee Seduced by Cop Killer’s Christianity?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-tarico/huckabee-seduced-by-cop-k_b_378064.html Seattle was still reeling from the cold blooded execution of a police officer on Halloween, when the news hit on Sunday that four more officers were dead. Monday, as I was trying to weave my way through a … Continue reading
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Like Alcohol, Religion Disinhibits Violence, Doesn’t Cause It
Religion is just one part of the lethal cocktail, but it is a powerful intoxicant. With the possible exception of Buddhism, the world’s most powerful religions give wildly contradictory messages about violence. The Christian Bible is full of exhortations to kindness, … Continue reading
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When Science Teachers Don’t Believe in Evolution
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin Last week, as I was driving a carload of middle-schoolers to a movie, the kids started … Continue reading
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