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The Prop 8 Ruling: Discrimination as a Constitutional Principle
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In Praise of Taxes
Trying To Get People To Think
Home Carbonation, and Contrary Human Nature
Conspiracies and Unshakeable Faith: What Would Convince You That You Were Wrong? Part 2
A Patchwork of Income: Making a Living as an Artist
On Not Being a Crank
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Living Each Day As If It Were Your Last
Who Marriage is For: A Tale of Two Weddings
Anonymity, Manners, and the Weakness and Power of the Internet
"Ya Gotta Reach For Your Dreams": An Optimistic Realist Perspective
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Loading The Dice: Bisexuality And Choice
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The Harm Reduction Model of Life
My Trip to the Circus: Albert Hofmann and LSD
Memories of a Good Science Education... and Worries About Bad Ones
Blood and Suffering: A Seriously Pissed-Off Rant About Alternative Medicine
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Oscarology: The Readings
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Free Speech for Evil, Hateful, Repulsive Nutjobs? You Betcha!
Short Memories: AIDS Denialism and Vaccine Resistance
How Gay Marriage Is Destroying Normal Marriage -- No, Really
A Losing Battle: Is Weight Loss Counter-Productive?
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