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PMS: Radio Salvation

If there is a region of the universe more devoid of intelligent life than sports punditry, may it remain forever ...
By : March 1, 2009
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Glenn Beck: Conservative Bawl Boy

As we second guess ourselves through Obama’s first 100 days, conservatives are falling all over one another swearing allegiance to ...
By : March 1, 2009
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The Ballad of Michael Owen

How England’s most prolific goalscorer for a generation ended the 2008/09 season looking like he was ready for the scrap yard.

By : February 23, 2009
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Death Without Dignity

My profession is to witness and resist the inexorable pull of death. With an armamentarium of medications, I reverse death when it is possible, provide comfort when it is not, and occasionally facilitate its imposition of will on mortal flesh.

By : February 23, 2009
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Diabeetus

The Health Care System Has Diabeetus

By : February 23, 2009
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AIR DISASTER THE MUSICAL

“I rely on God…I rely on God…I rely on God.”

By : February 11, 2009
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A NATION OF CHEAPSKATES

If you’re the sort of person who would drive for an hour, wait in line for three more, and stuff yourself in the middle of a shower-free holocaust…

By : February 5, 2009
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THINGS THAT GO BUMP ON THE SHAFT

Maybe people wouldn’t hate Jews so much if they didn’t instantly associate them with penile mutilation.

By : February 3, 2009
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PARTNERSHIP FOR A BABY FREE AMERICA

Nadya Suleman must die. Not tomorrow, not six months from now, and certainly not in a time frame that would allow her to give birth again.

By : February 2, 2009
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Malawi Story

I work as a physician in the United States. At the time of this story, I was a medical student volunteering in Malawi.

By : January 23, 2009