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The Dissentators

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Friends from college, spread round the world, discuss and debate politics, pop culture, books, philosophy, and what it is to be young and opinionated.

Added on: Feb 22nd, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Dissentators
Listed in: News & Media Entertainment
Tags: politics editorial humor Opinion philosophy book reviews

Recent Posts

Dissecting the Immigration Debate

Posted on Wednesday November 14th, 2007 at 08:13 in immigration, Tom Tancredo, lou dobbs, presidential debates, 2008 presidential elections, 2008 presidential primaries

To me the immigration issue is both fascinating and extremely important for this country, and really for everyone in the world. The widespread immigration of people coming from lower-income areas to higher-income areas affects the entire world wheth...
Don't Get Your Neurons in a Bunch

Posted on Wednesday November 14th, 2007 at 02:22 in dna, brains, human genome project, the bell curve

For some reason or accumulation of coincidences, I have been hearing a lot about scientific studies that attempt to explain individual behavior and predilections at the atomic level. The NYTimes reported a study on undecided voters and how their bra...
Hi Billy!

Posted on Sunday November 4th, 2007 at 17:48
The Top Ten Campaign Slogans John Edwards Would Go To Hell For

Posted on Tuesday August 7th, 2007 at 09:52 in John Edwards

10. Vote Edwards- I'm not your daughter and I didn't rape her9. John Edwards- For Democrats who hate whores8. Vote Edwards- If anything, just to piss off your hippy liberal girlfriend7. White men's brains are bigger- it's science. Vote Edwards.6. Vo...
Beer Me

Posted on Sunday July 29th, 2007 at 12:27 in the office

This video sings for itself:Also this one, hilarious:And two clips of the show that started it all - these two are a little long and there is some overlap but I am a big fan:...
Oh Yeah, You Blend

Posted on Wednesday July 18th, 2007 at 13:26 in uganda, gorillas

I have just returned from a three weeks of Pan-African travel -- jarring, unpaved roads, hellaciously vivid dreams from my anti-malaria pills, more than a dozen planes, some new cuisine and some old favorites in surprising places.It began with a jaun...