Kids should vote. Period. I’m not talking about lowering the voting age by a few years to 16, or maybe 15. I mean we should scrap age limits and give suffrage to anyone who wants to vote and is capable of getting through the process (with forms of assistance that don’t entail voting for the [...]

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Contrary to the rumors I have been trying to spread for some time, Disney Princess products are not contaminated with lead. More careful analysis shows that the entire product line – books, DVD’s, ball gowns, necklaces, toy cell phones, toothbrush holders, t-shirts, lunch boxes, backpacks, wallpaper, sheets, stickers, etc. – is saturated with a particularly [...]

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As I listened to an NPR presidential debate today, Democratic candidates fell over themselves blaming China for just about everything wrong with the US. In particular, their constant references to the “Chinese poisoning our kids” rang hypocritical, especially when compared with the continued obstruction of chemical safety regulation by our government and corporations.

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