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Category Archives: Republican philosophy
GOP legislator wants to reinstitute ‘dwarf tossing’ to foster economic growth
If this story doesn’t say something about how bizarre American politics has become, I don’t know what will. I opened my morning Boston Globe to find this small news item on Page A2: “Fla. lawmaker says dwarf tossing could help jobless.” You … Continue reading
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