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Monday, February 1, 2010 - 8:07pm By Dr Marty KleinYou’ve heard about the recent Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Overturning the heart of the McCain-Feingold Act, the Court said that corporate donations to elections cannot be limited because it would...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 12:47am By Dr Marty KleinA pair of transportation giants revealed last week that as parts of Western society become more comfortable acknowledging sexuality, discomfort and fear of sexuality are still as powerful as ever. For starters, Carnival Cruises of Miami...
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Monday, December 28, 2009 - 7:21pm By Dr Marty KleinPerhaps your checklist for New Year’s Eve includes: * sexy clothes: to get yourself or a partner in the mood * mood-altering beverage: see above * money: for meals, gifts, fun * extra money: to make sure you get home from all that fun * clean...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009 - 11:44am By Dr Marty KleinAfter taking thousands of pictures around the globe with my trusty Pentax, I bought a digital camera last week. If you already have one, this may sound pretty ho-hum. But to someone who spends hundreds of dollars on film every time he leaves...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009 - 9:52pm By Dr Marty KleinThe lineup of speakers was extraordinary: a Senator; senior executives from companies like Verizon and Comcast; several state Attorneys General; President Obama’s Deputy Chief Technology Officer; and dozens of heavy hitters like Adam Thierer (...
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Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 4:30pm By Dr Marty KleinIn the never-ending quest to boost their “tough on crime” and “family values” credentials, politicians and police departments across America have turned this year’s Halloween into the scariest one yet. What could be scarier than a vampire,...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 7:28pm By Dr Marty Klein• Because murder is a terrible thing, the state of Alaska wants to outlaw films depicting murder. • Because physical abusing and raping women is a terrible thing, the state of Alaska wants to outlaw TV programs showing this. • Because sexually...
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Friday, October 2, 2009 - 3:58pm By Dr Marty KleinI continued my trip to Azerbaijan by visiting medieval times twice, from two entirely different—yet oddly related—directions. Today I went to Krasnaya Sloboda, a small town in the foothills near Russia that is experiencing a religious revival...
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Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 12:36pm By Dr Marty KleinThe Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of 18-year-old Jorge Canal, who complied with a 14-year-old friend’s request for a photo of his penis. The young man is now forced to register as a sex offender, meaning his chances of getting...
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Monday, September 7, 2009 - 9:05pm By Dr Marty KleinAmerica has triumphed over Indianapolis for the third time. In 1984, religious fundamentalists on the Indianapolis City Council teamed up with phony “feminist” Catharine MacKinnon to outlaw adult entertainment in the city. It was bad enough...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 2:23am By Dr Marty KleinBoth sides agree—the whole fight over same-gender marriage and other civil rights for gays is about the right to decide what’s normal. Now there’s nothing more normal than ice cream, and there’s no ice cream more delicious than Ben & Jerry...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 4:55pm By Dr Marty KleinThe drawing below is a vintage 1895 bicycle advertising poster, featuring a nude nymph flying alongside a winged bike. The ad appeared at the height of the European bicycle craze, which liberated women to leave the house without petticoats,...
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Monday, July 27, 2009 - 10:41am By Dr Marty KleinA whole lot of Conservative bigshots wrote a letter last week to Attorney General Eric Holder. They lied and lied and lied about pornography, then asked to meet with Holder as soon as possible so they could tell him how to rewrite Justice...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009 - 9:11pm By Dr Marty KleinI’m back from Chicago, speaking at the annual conference of the ALA—American Library Association. 20,000 librarians under one roof—totally inspiring. In addition to their deeper-funded and better–staffed cousins from the big cities, they came...
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Friday, July 3, 2009 - 2:39pm By Dr Marty KleinThis weekend we celebrate the birthday of our country. Many will do this by participating in a parade, getting drunk, or displaying the Stars & Stripes. But there are other ways to celebrate the sacrifices that have made America the world’s...
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