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Lamar W. Hankins : Darwin Day and Change We Can Believe In
Image from National Center for Science Education.A solution to the post-Super Bowl blahs:Darwin Day 2012 By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | February 6, 2012 If you are having withdrawal from all the excitement of the Super Bowl, … Continue reading
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Lamar W. Hankins : The American Values of Saul Alinsky
Community organizer Saul Alinksy. Image from Addicting Info.Saul Alinsky’s American values ‘The Radical… is that person to whom the common good is the greatest personal value. He is that person who genuinely and completely believes in mankind.’ — Saul Alinsky … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Chicago, Community Organizing, Lamar W. Hankins, Newt Gingrich, Radicals, Saul Alinsky
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Lamar W. Hankins : Praising Jesus at the Hays County Courthouse
Hays County Courthouse. Image from tripadvisor.‘In Jesus’ name’:Hays County Commissioners Courtpromotes sectarian prayer By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | January 23, 2012 SAN MARCOS, Texas — No principle is more fundamental to the founding of this country … Continue reading
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Tagged Hays County, Lamar W. Hankins, Public Prayer, Separation of Church and State
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Lamar W. Hankins : Funeral Costs Need not Require Charity
Making an informed decision:Paying for a funeral need not require charity Many families succumb to grief, social pressures, and salesmanship by a funeral director and spend much more on the funeral than they can afford. By Lamar W. Hankins / … Continue reading
Lamar W. Hankins : What Have We Learned From the Iraq War?
President Obama shown speaking to troops at Fort Bragg, N.C. Photo by Gerry Broome / AP.Lessons we should have learned from the Iraq War After all the phony reasons for war in Iraq were found wanting, Bush and his neoconservative … Continue reading
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Tagged George W. Bush, Imperialism, Iraq War, Lamar W. Hankins, Military, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Lamar W. Hankins : A Humanist Looks at Christmas
Orator and humanist Robert G. Ingersoll. Image from the Council for Secular Humanism.Robert Green Ingersoll:A humanist looks at Christmas By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 22, 2011 Robert Green Ingersoll is one of the least known … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Christmas, Humanism, Lamar W. Hankins, Philosophy
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Lamar W. Hankins : The Gospel According to Tebow
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow shown “Tebowing.” Whose side is God on?The Gospel according to Tebow By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | December 18, 2011 I don’t normally write about an individual’s religious beliefs unless that person … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Football, Lamar W. Hankins, Religion, Sports, Tim Tebow
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FILM / Lamar W. Hankins : 2008 Economic Crash Was an ‘Inside Job’
The economic crash of 2008:An ‘Inside Job‘ By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 8, 2011 A fair summary of the award-winning documentary Inside Job is this: The economic crisis that culminated in bailouts in 2008 was … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Economic Collapse, Film, Finance, Great Recession, Inside Job, Lamar W. Hankins
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Lamar W. Hankins : Ayn Rand and the Sophistry of the Libertarians
Art from Salon.The sophistry of Ayn Rand libertarians The profiteers, using libertarian justifications, help corporations dominate American life to satisfy their quest for greater profits. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 29, 2011 In 1964, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayn Rand, Conservatives, Lamar W. Hankins, Libertarians, Political Philosophy
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Lamar W. Hankins : Judge Ken Anderson Still Can’t Tell the Truth
Former Williamson County prosecutor Ken Anderson, now a county judge, shown before testifying about his role in the murder trial of Michael Morton. Photo by the Texas Tribune / KUT News.Judge Ken Anderson still can’ttell the truth about the Morton … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Ken Anderson, Lamar W. Hankins, Michael Morton, Texas Courts
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Lamar W. Hankins : The Urgent Business of Promoting Religion
Writ in stone. Image from Addicting Info.‘Substantive and meaningful’:Congressional Republicans attend tothe urgent business of promoting religion By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2011 Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia recently declared that … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, First Amendment, Lamar W. Hankins, Separation of Church and State
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Lamar W. Hankins : Free Speech and the Texas Confederate License Plate
Speciality license plate proposed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Image from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.Texas Confederate Battle Flag:License plates, racism, and free speech By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / October 25, 2011 At first … Continue reading
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Tagged Confederacy, Free Speech, Lamar W. Hankins, Racism, Slavery, Texas Politics
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