Monthly Archives: March 2015

We Will Require You to Vote Because It’s for Your Own Good (and ours)

Posted on March 19, 2015 by James Hanley

[Cross-posted at Hit Coffee] President Obama has suggested that mandatory voting could offset the influence of big money in campaigns. There’s much that is incoherent in this idea. First, Democrats are doing as well as Republicans in bringing in big … Continue reading →

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No, Oklahoma Is Not Banning Atheist Marriage

Posted on March 18, 2015 by James Hanley

There’s a lot of foofaraw going around the internet and Facebook these days reposting articles that claim the Oklahoma legislature is passing a bill that would ban atheists from getting married. See, for example, here, here and here. A slight … Continue reading →

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