- Having been in America since she was two, next year when she’s 22, Naomi Osaka will be forced to choose one nationality by Japanese law. https://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/japanese-tennis-star-naomi-osaka-doesn-t-speak-japanese 86 comments tennis
- JFK’s death split the American psyche http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/jfk-s-death-split-the-american-psyche 18 comments politics
- Get Rid of the Electoral College: "End the tyranny of Ohio and Florida" http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/get-rid-of-the-electoral-college 26 comments politics
- Chick-Fil-A Hates the Gay, "the conservative Southwest Tea Party tweeted, “2day our kids and wife had a great meal @chickfila and to support traditional values regardless anti-American fag scum say #eatatchickfila” was one. “That’s what happened when you let fag scum run our country!" http://www.splicetoday.com/sex/chick-fil-a-hates-the-gay 114 comments politics
- An Alarm About Our Crippled Democracy, "In any democracy, or any government, rules get bent. But when that is taken for granted, when it’s accepted that rules are there to be twisted by factions, a democracy is in serious trouble." http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/an-alarm-about-our-crippled-democracy 4 comments politics
- The Concept of “American Exceptionalism” is Crazy, "The notion of American exceptionalism derives from the claim that God has assigned a special role to America in world history and that it is the nation’s mission to assert the American way of life on other" http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-concept-of-american-exceptionalism-is-crazy 16 comments politics
- The Christian Right is More Terrifying Than Ever: How The Difference Between Fundamentalist And Fascist Has Become Non-Existent http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-terrifying-christian-right 3 comments politics
- My Conversion From a Libertarian to Progressive Liberal (Interesting read) http://www.splicetoday.com/writing/to-see-through-the-deceit 3 comments politics
- Gil Meche: noble, or just incredibly dumb? http://www.splicetoday.com/sports/gil-meche-noble-or-incredibly-dumb 6 comments baseball
- Who Permits Abortion? An Ohio state legislator wants women to obtain written permission from the father before having the procedure done. http://splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/who-permits-abortion 39 comments reddit.com
- Very intriguing debate going on right now: Should porn screenings be allowed at state universities? Apparently the Maryland legislatures don't think so. http://splicetoday.com/on-campus/keep-your-porn-off-my-taxes 6 comments politics
- "Taylor Thompson, a 13-year-old girl, phrases it more casually, “Praying used to be kind of like rubbing a lucky marble, or bringing a problem to a magic eight-ball. I was taught to pray as often as I could, but … to be honest … I can get a reply almost instantly right on my Twitterberry app.” http://splicetoday.com/consume/god-concludes-decrease-in-pointless-prayers-due-to-twitter 16 comments technology
- The President's first month has had too much Pelosi, not enough Obama. http://splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/a-rocky-start 3 comments politics
- Obama's bipartisan overtures have been politically advantageous thus far, so why is the GOP still waiting for him to fall on his face? http://splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/let-em-hang-themselves 11 comments politics
- "The Internet has a fantastic potential to literally re-present cultural works and figures in a more approachable way. One blog exclusively focuses on prominent figures’ daily routines (Churchill didn’t get out of bed until 11, and only then to have a cocktail)" http://splicetoday.com/writing/the-roots-of-blogging 2 comments technology
- Location-Aware Programs: Useful for Keeping Up with Loved Ones AND Inviting Stalker-Related Tragedy http://splicetoday.com/digital/i-know-where-you-live 2 comments technology
- "Let's also be honest about something: young people are not stealing. They are sharing, like those who once made VCR recordings of TV shows for friends (a court-approved practice the industry originally opposed)." http://splicetoday.com/music/copyright-bullies 50 comments politics
- "First and foremost, we believe that politics—a rotten, zero-sum game in which the winners rub the losers' face in dog shit like a schoolyard bully—should not be the primary focus of human activity." http://splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/interview-nick-gillespie 22 comments politics
- A grand French/Swiss experiment- Your perfect newspaper http://splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/your-perfect-newspaper 4 comments politics
- "With a workforce of over 1.2 million and annual profits in excess of $300 billion, Wal-Mart could have a standing army and a gross domestic product to rival many nations." http://splicetoday.com/consume/the-rise-of-the-clone-town 36 comments business
- Police and Thieves: The Supreme Court rules in favor of wrongfully acquired evidence. http://splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/police-and-thieves 11 comments politics
- Our Legal Immigrants Deserve Better http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/our-legal-immigrants-deserve-better 14 comments politics
- The recent presidential campaign upended a number of common misconceptions about the “young voter” demographic. http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/in-defense-of-generation-y?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=112008913 3 comments politics
- Sarah Palin is not secretly a genius. This is such a bizarre and indefensible thesis that one almost feels bad responding to it. http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/sarah-palin-is-not-secretly-a-genius?utm_source=digg&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=palin 26 comments politics
- In which holiday shoppers are given a word of advice: CHILL. http://www.splicetoday.com/consume/mr-wrong-talk-soup?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=shop 3 comments reddit.com
- Mike Gravel on "Nailin Paylin" porn: "I'd watch it. A little porn never hurt anyone." http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/blow-up-guantanamo-recognize-cuba-and-withdraw-from-iraq 2 comments reddit.com
- "Joe the Plumber" is just the most recent example of a working-class guy who's been brainwashed by the right to see a hammer and sickle whenever liberals talk about taxes. http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-gops-brainwashing-tactics?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=10200935 6 comments politics
- So That's Why People Hate Liberals http://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/so-i-that-s-i-why-people-hate-liberals?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=10081005 6 comments politics
- The Angels’ John Lackey shows no grace as the Halos lose to the Red Sox again. http://www.splicetoday.com/sports/sore-losers-finish-last?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=10071333 7 comments sports
- The Tigers were supposed to be the team to beat this year, and yet they finished dead last. What happened? http://www.splicetoday.com/sports/tiger-triage?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=09290939 9 comments sports
- Republican-sponsored class animosity teaches poor people to disdain the very essentials of societal improvement, and turns poverty in to a buzzword that can be ignored after election cycles. http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-gop-s-regular-hypocrisy?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=09190940 4 comments politics
- What if the impossible happens and Obama loses the election? Among Democrats, expect a rash of rage, depression, angst and finger-pointing at the media. http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-audacity-of-defeat?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=09150921 5 comments politics
- Don't underestimate the tremendous redneck appeal of Sarah Palin. http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/the-instant-folk-hero?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=09100925 13 comments politics
- The 2008 campaign has devolved into a morass of media banalities and clichés, a sham that both Barack Obama and John McCain are doing nothing to discourage. http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/a-trivialized-presidential-election?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=09080935 5 comments politics
- Campaign Fatigue Could Hurt Obama http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/obama-muzzle-the-media?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=08180918 4 comments politics
- Should the Media be Concerned with Telling us What’s Right? http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/subjective-is-the-new-objective-pt-2?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=08121050 9 comments politics
- Are a writer's actions bound to their words? The recent Jezebel controversy shows the extent to which Internet writers are held responsible for their words and actions. http://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/writing-responsibility?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=07310924 2 comments worldnews
- Major League Baseball ’s wave of nostalgia over the final season at Yankee Stadium obscures the fact that this teardown was unnecessary. http://www.splicetoday.com/sports/bronx-farce?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=071401150 12 comments sports
- The Red Sox have an enormous number of bandwagon jumpers, but they’ll disappear when the team goes sour. http://www.splicetoday.com/sports/a-defense-of-red-sox-nation?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=06230925 14 comments sports
- How can you describe rape without using the word? A Nebraska court is forcing a young woman to find out. http://www.splicetoday.com/pop-culture/five-foot-three-15?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=pv&utm_campaign=06181011 12 comments worldnews