Preaching Abstinence Won't Help
2004.11.28 (Sun) 15:03
In a move that shocked nobody, President Bush's initiative to increase abstinence education for young people was funded at $131M in the omnibus spending bill passed last week. This represents an incre [»]
Internet Explorer Sucks
2004.11.27 (Sat) 22:59
Anyone who has been involved in web design will know what we're talking about here; anyone who has had to download patch after patch to plug up the security holes in Internet Explorer will feel the sa [»]
Scouting for God
2004.11.24 (Wed) 17:05
It's been hard to ignore the stories about the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) lately. They've been all over the news - or at least the news that we read. In a nutshell, the ACLU demanded that the Departm [»]
Put Those Stickers Where They Belong
2004.11.23 (Tue) 20:16
PZ Myers posted a short piece on this article concerning the creationist assholes' recent "win" in Pennsylvania, where they have managed to convince the school board to include a "mention" of intellig [»]
Morality: Biological or Psychological?
2004.11.22 (Mon) 20:53
An article on Wired News, found via Stupid Evil Bastard, discusses fMRI technology and its current use in studying the functions of the human brain during a decision making process. ...the technique a [»]
Sign the ACLU's "Refuse to Surrender" Pledge
2004.11.22 (Mon) 18:26
Today, the ACLU has asked all Americans to sign a simple pledge stating that we refuse to surrender our freedom. In the face of the Bush administration's history of disregard for civil rights, as well [»]
Alabama Votes to Retain Segregation Laws
2004.11.21 (Sun) 15:25
Apparently in Alabama, 1950s racism is alive and well as a proposed amendment to the state's constitution to repeal Jim Crow segregation laws failed in a popular vote. Reported by God is for Suckers f [»]
Senate Republicans Add Abortion Clause to Spending Bill
2004.11.21 (Sun) 14:29
This is exactly what we are ranting about on this site. It would be bad enough to try to pass this anti-abortion legislation on its own, but bundling it with the all but must pass spending bill should [»]
New Host (and why our old host sucks)
2004.11.19 (Fri) 17:30
2%Co should be up and running now on our wonderful new host. Our old host, Resiware, completely fucked us over. While there are numerous hosting providers on the market that fold up operations for var [»]
ACLU Gearing Up for Bush's Second Term
2004.11.19 (Fri) 17:26
Almost as soon as President Bush was re-elected for a second term, two things happened at the ACLU. First, they experienced an unprecedented surge in donations and membership requests, and second, the [»]
The Two Percent Company
2004.11.19 (Fri) 12:20
The Two Percent Company is an informal group of folks who are concerned about the current direction of our country and our world. In short, we believe that people have the right to do whatever they wa [»]