Guest Thinkers — October 6, 2010

Sen. Jim DeMint Doesn’t Think Gays and Loose Women Should be Teachers

Lindsay Beyerstein

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That’s funny, because I don’t think that bigots should be senators.

[Photo: Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons.]

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Books

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A dozen reasons to read Peter Leyden at this critical juncture in history

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Starts With A Bang

Our best idea for the “origin of gold” doesn’t add up

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Why memory is more about your future than your past

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