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A Sound Basis

| April 16, 2011

A couple of months ago I mentioned Texas rep Leo Berman’s attack on theocracy. Now it turns out  that the voices in his head inspired him. (Nobody is surprised.)

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Meet Your Next Jury Panel

| December 6, 2009

Jeff Gamso writes about birthers, (political) teabaggers, truthers, Flat-Earthers, alien abductees, and other unshakeable believers in alternate realities (21% of New Jerseyites surveyed weren’t sure that Barack Obama is not the Anti-Christ). What set Jeff off is that Arlington, Tennessee Mayor Russell Wiseman is one of these nutjobs. What sets me off is that lots [...]

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The Credit Privacy Number (CPN) Scam

| June 14, 2009

There are lots of people willing to sell you “credit privacy numbers.” A credit privacy number (or “credit profile number”) is a nine-digit number that looks like a social security number. Those selling “credit privacy numbers” or “credit profile numbers” try to convince their customers that they can use their CPNs to “repair” or obtain [...]

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