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I’m Voting Republican »

Recently the video “I’m Voting Republican ” has been getting a lot of attention on the Intertubes. Lefties are celebrating it, righties are berating it, and it has started a lot of pissing contests, which is not only a waste of time, but the trophy is embarrassing. My reaction isn’t based on my political ideology […]

Are Atheists Smarter Than Religous People? »

According to this article by Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University, the smarter a person is, the less likely they are to believe in a god Lynn makes quite a few assumptions in his paper, which compares belief among academics to the general population. The idea that academics are smarter than […]

The Boy Who Cried Racism »

When I first heard of the racial discrimination lawsuit against NASCAR I did an internal eye-roll and thought “here we go again.” Then I looked at the complaint – page after page of specific incidents that Mauricia Grant says happened to her while she was working. A few of them are silly – like the […]

Strange Couchfellows »

You’ve probably seen those commercials where people with vastly different politics are sitting on a couch in front of the ocean preaching about Global Warming. (Pronounced so you can hear the capital letters.) The creepiest/most disgusting of them is the one that pairs Al Sharpton with Pat Robertson. Let’s break this down. Al Sharpton came […]

Nagging from a Nanny »

Visitors to The Facts send a lot of e-mail. Half of the writers love the site and say thanks, the other half hates it, hates smokers, hates freedom of choice, and especially, hates me. The fan mail is pretty varied. Some people like the stats pages, some like the study analysis, some like the list […]

Political T-Shirt »

Just a wild guess: This guy is not a liberal. Click to Enlarge and Enjoy (Possibly NSFW)

Going Out of Business »

The latest Quick Hitts Podcast is available for your listening pleasure.  “Going Out of Business” is a list of government agencies that need to be shut down.  Although this show is twice as long as most QH Podcasts, I only covered a fraction of the agencies we need to get rid of. Feel free to […]