Cultures Grow On The Vine Of Tradition.

I Don't Think Twice About Picking Up My Dog's Poop, But If Another Dog's Poop Is Next To It, I Think, 'eww, Dog Poop!

On Tuesday, The So-called Islamic State Released A Slickly Produced Video Showing A Jordanian Pilot Being Burned Alive In A Steel Cage. On Wednesday, The United Nations Issued A Report Detailing Various 'mass Executions Of Boys, As Well As Reports Of Beheadings, Crucifixions Of Children, And Burying Children Alive' At The Hands Of The Islamic State.

The Mainstream Perception That Conservatives Are Close-minded And Dogmatic While Liberals Are Open-minded And Free-thinking Has It Almost Exactly Backward. Liberal Dogma Is Settled: The Government Should Do Good, Where It Can, Whenever It Can. That Is President Obama's Idea Of Pragmatism And Bipartisanship: He's Open To All Ideas, From Either Side Of The Aisle, About How Best To Expand Government And Get The State More Involved In Our Lives.

[c]ontemporary Liberalism Stands On A Foundation Of Assumptions And Ideas Integral To The Larger Fascist Movement.

By This Point, It Was Clear She Wasn't Interested In Continuing The Relationship. What Publication On Earth Would Continue A Relationship With A Writer Who Would Refuse To Discuss Her Work With Her Editors? What Publication Would Continue To Publish A Writer Who Attacked It On Tv? What Publication Would Continue To Publish A Writer Who Lied About It - On Tv And To A Washington Post Reporter? ... It's True: Ann Is Fearless, In Person And In Her Writing. But Fearlessness Isn't An Excuse For Crappy Writing Or Crappier Behavior.