Symptoms of a Recession

For years, I’ve defined recession as a financial condition causing stress-related indigestion, sensation of lightheadedness at the gas pump/Wal-Mart, and a recurrence of aberrant thoughts, such as: “Hmmm, generic Peanut Butter isn’t so bad.”
Turns out, these aren’t symptoms of a recession at all.
ETSU economist Steb Hipple told the Times-News that technically, the nation is not [...]

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Armchair Psychologist to the Conservatives

Over at Tiny Cat Pants, Aunt B. has a post up about a new law in Oklahoma, which requires women seeking an abortion to submit to an ultrasound prior to the procedure.
Go read it.
Considering this legislation passed in Oklahoma, I feel I should mention that Tennessee has a similar bill floating around the legislature (introduced [...]

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