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Nazis as a Theological Construct

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1641, 26th September, 2011
It was brought to my attention that a Texas history teacher called the a Tea Party member in Texas a “Nazi” for insisting that illegal immigrants, including high-school aged illegal immigrants, be deported. Somehow, having the gall to insist on the defense of one’s borders against those who wish to illegally live in a country [...]
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a penumbra of an aura of a . . .

By mitchell b powell | Published: 2058, 7th September, 2011
Falsehood flows from abuse of language. Take, for example, the word ‘deserve’. It’s a darling of advertisers. Give your pet the nutrition it deserves. Give yourself the confidence you deserve (cosmetic surgery ad). Now, it is true that your pet needs nutrition. It may also be true that you very much want to look different. [...]
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why should we be surprised when teachers are threatened?

By mitchell b powell | Published: 0248, 10th January, 2011
The anonymity afforded by the internet, they say, is the reason people get so uncivil out there.  That is why I stick my name on everything I do online — that way when I say something that ticks someone off, I have to own it.  And maybe apologize.  If I phrase what I’m about to [...]
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on child labor laws and the blues

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1338, 10th April, 2010
Child labor laws have taken this poor kids blues away.  He lives in Wisconsin, and is an 8-year-old with a shocking musical ability.  He will from time to time go play at blues venues, and the money from that is all put toward his college education.  It’s sort of the opposite of child exploitation.  But [...]
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