Daily Archives: 08.19.2016
POLITICAL JOURNALISM: “Hillary’s Hubris: Only Tell the Rich for $5000 a Minute!” / Ralph Nader ☮
There is a growing asymmetry between the media’s mounting demands for Donald Trump to release his tax returns (Hillary has done so) and their diminishing demands that Hillary Clinton release the secret transcripts of her $5000 per minute speeches before closed-door banking conferences and other business conventions.
The Washington Post, an endorser of Clinton, in its August 18 issue devoted another round of surmising as to why Trump doesn’t want to release his tax returns—speculating that he isn’t as rich as he brags he is, that he pays little or no taxes, and that he gives little to charity. Other media outlets endorsing Hillary have been less than vociferous in demanding that she release what she told business leaders in these pay-to-play venues.
CHRISTIAN BIGOTRY: “Irony: According to Tony Perkins, God Punishes Gays and Sinners” ☮
h/t: Being Liberal
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — August 19, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
ATHEISM: “Does Believing in God Make You Dumb?” / DNews ☮
Are you a dummy for believing in God? There’s a new study out whose authors claim to have found a correlation between religion and a lower IQ. Trace looks at the science behind their claims.
ATHEIST HUMOR: “If Atheists and Religious People Switched Roles” / Dustin Curry
What if the roles were reversed, and atheists started treating the religious folks like religious folks treat atheists?
