Judging by the amount of fuss he caused, one would think Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson had floated the idea of abolishing child labor laws. In reality, all he had done was announce that this semester he would be teaching a course entitled “Sociology of Hip-Hop – Urban Theodicy of Jay-Z.” And it was [...]
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December 14, 2011
December 10, 2011
Newt Gingrich’s job creation for kids | Lizz Winstead
Presidential nopeful Newt Gingrich continues to amaze us by finding new ways to endear himself to, well, um, mostly Mormon haters, divorce attorneys and the Janjaweed. Nevertheless, if you are unfamiliar with this unhinged Macy’s balloon, he is currently the Republican frontrunner in the 2012 presidential race. That is, until one of them pipes up [...]
November 22, 2011
Newt Gingrich’s child labor plan cleans up | Ana Marie Cox
Who doesn’t love Newt Gingrich‘s idea to fire school janitors and replace them with actual school children? I mean, besides janitors and school children. If the world had listened to Newt Gingrich 30 years ago, there would be no Freddy Krueger! Countless Scooby Doo villains would be forced pull off their masks in in private, [...]
