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...example, his anti-patriotic screed, “I Wanna Kill Sam,” in which he accuses the military of luring inner-city youths into military service with false promises of financial remuneration, illustrates his defiance...
...SCREED AND TWEED
...controversial new book has sparked a backlash, prompting a store in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to abruptly rescind a speaking invitation to the author. Is it a racy Henry Miller-style novel? A political screed? A Howard Stern tell-all? No, the R-rated tome arousing concerns about obscene language and public decency is, of all things, a cookbook...
...last time I checked, efforts to encourage use of condoms had had a remarkable effect in reducing HIV transmission rates. Not every birth control device is ineffective against STDs. As a matter of fact, some of them are very effective against most diseases. This kind of ideological screed weakens the effectiveness of safe-sex programs—those who do have sex after being exposed to an abstinence program are more likely to face pregnancy or an STD because they have no idea how to go about it in a risk-minimizing way. Then again, if you are a right...
...controversial new book has sparked a backlash, prompt-ing a store in Minneapolis, Minn., to abruptly rescind a speaking invitation to the author. Is it a racy Henry Miller--style novel? A political screed? A Howard Stern tell-all? No, the Rrated tome arousing concerns about obscene language and public decency is, of all things, a cookbook...