Tom Coburn Wants to Cut NSF Political Science Funding

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Wednesday October 07, 2009 · 6:59 PM PDT

2009/10/07 · 18:59

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), Dr. No as the political types call him for his desire to cut funding to most everything and its mother, has introduced a bill to defund political science funding from the National Science Foundation (link via Gary King's Twitter), funding that he finds to be frivolous due to what he sees as a disconnect from regular science. It also sounds like that the debate and vote on this amendment will come up tomorrow.

However, political science does inform the world at large about theories as to why and how the world is how it is politically, and posits possible theories about the problems that plague the world, from war to voting problems.

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Food Bank Shortages and Us

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Saturday December 01, 2007 · 8:33 AM PST

2007/12/01 · 08:33

Cross-posted at Blue Mass Group

Yesterday, The New York Times published a piece that may have been lost amongst everything else that's been going on, so I thought I'd take a moment to highlight it and make sure that people are thinking about it, because we're in that time of the year when more help is particularly needed.

Katie Zezima of the The New York Times has done some work looking into shortages that food banks across the country are facing, due to a variety of factors, as explained below the fold.

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Saturday September 30, 2006 · 7:32 PM PDT

2006/09/30 · 19:32

Cross posted from West Massholes, which I just started up again... the events of the last few days set me off a bit, so I apologize if I seem a little p'oed.

As Americans, we talk a lot about morality. The religious right throws the term around as if they own the rights and all properties tied to it. The Republican party bills itself as the party of morality, claiming to be for "family values". With all of this, I have to wonder: Read More

Top Comments: Open Thread/Cambridge Edition

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Wednesday August 30, 2006 · 8:09 PM PDT

2006/08/30 · 20:09

Hey everyone. Sorry for the lateness. A quick note for the reason behind this: I got a job. And I'm currently finalizing my living situation (I found a great place today in Cambridge), so I just got home. Realizing this, I made sure that tonight's TC would be all open-thread form, in that every one that you, the readers, sent in are what you've got for tonight. So enjoy them. :) Read More

Got a Happy Story?

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Friday August 25, 2006 · 4:35 PM PDT

2006/08/25 · 16:35

Hey. You know me from Top Comments. Tonight I bring thee the wonders that are "Got A Happy Story?", as Carnacki and Darrell are unavailable. Think of me as the Matt Cassell to their Tom Brady, or the Jim Sorgi to their Peyton Manning. So enjoy, and the story is below the fold Read More

Top Comments: Let's all go to the Supermarket! Edition!

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Wednesday August 23, 2006 · 7:34 PM PDT

2006/08/23 · 19:34

So, I was having problems coming up with a good topic for tonight. I had some ideas (A focus on some other Congressional race like BG's on Monday, the edn of daze that the Right seemed to be focused on for yesterday, a tribute to Billy Joel's "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant", a discussion of my Craigslist search for housing). I had a good happy story, but I'm saving that for Friday.
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Top Comments: UB313 (and Ceres and Charon) Edition

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Wednesday August 16, 2006 · 7:33 PM PDT

2006/08/16 · 19:33

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Wednesday August 09, 2006 · 7:15 PM PDT

2006/08/09 · 19:15

Evening kids. This past week has been a trip. Now, before we begin, we're going to do some navel gazing.

Go here, marvel at the navels! Then come back.

Feel better? Good. I've been thinking all day of how to frame this opening. What happened, and what does it mean? Honestly, I have no idea. What I do know is that Ned Lamont is the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Connecticut, Joe Lieberman has decided that the voters won't get in the way of his Senatorial aspirations, and that the media and the GOP (particularly those who Joe has enabled) seem to think we're loonies who have "extreme ideas"...
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Top Comments: Donut Edition

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Wednesday August 02, 2006 · 7:26 PM PDT

2006/08/02 · 19:26

Hey everyone. Remember, the comments here are a reflection of the authors, and the author/authors hope that you all find your own gems and all that. Read More

BREAKING: FDA could soon make Plan B Over The Counter (UPDATE)

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Monday July 31, 2006 · 7:56 AM PDT

2006/07/31 · 07:56

MSNBC is reporting that the FDA could soon move the Morning After Pill (Plan B) to "Over The Counter" status. They're framing this in terms of Andrew von Eschenbach's Senate Confirmation hearing to become permanent head of the FDA, and that it's likely being used to get von Eschenbach through the committee, where Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray had threatened to block him had Plan B not been approved for OTC use. Read More

Top Comments: OPEN THREAD EDITION!!!

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Sunday July 30, 2006 · 7:24 PM PDT

2006/07/30 · 19:24

Hey everyone. Tonight is a group effort, consisting of the Top Commenter-types (when Meteor Blades isn't possessing us and making us grow mojo, we do discuss comment-related stuff), and the rest of you people. That's right you! We've got a few from each commenteer, then the top mojo-rific ones, then a sexy poll. Beyond that, we want to focus on what you all have. What comments rule? What comments drool (wait, there's a section of the site for that...) What comments make you completely indifferent?

So, enjoy. Also, the poll tonight is in reaction to a realization I have had. Let's face it people, our favorite fake news show, "The Daily Show", is losing people. Colbert's doing his show, Nate Corddry's off on NBC, Rob's off to Fox with a sitcom, Carell left for "The Office", and now has stolen Ed Helms. Furthermore, SNL's losing Tina Fey, so the fake news genre is ever changing. So yeah. Read More

Top Comments: Late Edition

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Wednesday July 26, 2006 · 7:31 PM PDT

2006/07/26 · 19:31

Hey everyone. I know I'm late. i was out doing my thing with campaigns and all that. I'm also watchign Project Runway. I don't know why. Anyways, I've got some finds for today, but as you all know, this is your thread. Use it to highlight the gems YOU find! I also have a poll up. It's fun. I used the Wikipedia page on Fictional Democrats for this, though I've taken from both categories. Read More

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