Year: 2007

  • LGBT DEPT.

    Maria Pappas at Gay Pride 2007

    Photo Archive I don’t know much about Cook Country Treasurer Maria Pappas, but I’ve always assumed she was evil because she keeps sending me bills for large amounts of money. Cook County Tresaurer Maria Pappas I may have to change my mind after seeing her at the parade, walking the parade route and twirling her… Read more

  • LGBT DEPT.

    Gay Pride 2007

    Photo Archive Many gay people lead ordinary lives in the ordinary way, hardly different from the straight people all around them. But where’s the fun in that? I’ve never been to one of Chicago’s Gay Pride parades before, but I was hoping for something a little bit flamboyant. Read more

  • LGBT DEPT.

    One Reason I Am Not a Conservative

    We libertarians are often regarded as part of the Republican party, or at least as part of the conservative movement. I understand how libertarianism can be seen as an extension of small-government conservatism, but I have a lot of trouble thinking of myself as a conservative. They talk a good libertarian game, but they don’t… Read more

  • CATBLOGGING DEPT.

    Friday Catblogging

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  • DOES THIS BOTHER ANYONE ELSE DEPT.

    What the Heck Is an Official Language?

    I don’t understand what the issue is when people talk about making English the official language. It was one of the questions at the presidential debates of both parties. Closer to home, Fran Eaton at Illinois Review links approvingly to an article by Phyllis Schlafly and to a report that Carpentersville has passed a symbolic… Read more