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Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: The Tyranny of the Manning trial

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS The right to due process is the bedrock of the right to trial in this country.  The recently concluded trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning demonstrates that Manning did not receive due process, that is, procedural fairness and government actions that follow the law in all

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: The March for Jobs and Freedom 50 years later

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS August 28, 2013, will mark the 50th anniversary of what is now called “The March on Washington,” but officially named “The March on Washington for Jobs and...

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: How George W. Bush aided the terrorists (according to the government)

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS Peter Hart, from Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting, recently discussed the provocative idea that George W. Bush, as well as others in his administration, aided terrorism.  This...

Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: How the State Board of Education will slip creationism into textbooks

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS Thanks to the Texas Freedom Network (TFN), those who care about science in education have learned how the religious right will slip creationism into Texas’s textbooks over...

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: Alcoholics Anonymous, Non-believers, and the Constitution

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS Every day, courts throughout the country require people placed on probation for alcohol-related offenses to attend 12-step treatment programs.  Often, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is specifically named as...

Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: Repubicans want a country Scrooge would have loved

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS It seems self-evident.  A person who does not have enough to eat will experience hunger.  Since the Great Depression, the US government has provided food assistance to...

Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: Donna Campbell’s dishonest position on abortion

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS State Senator Donna Campbell has been identified as a Libertarian Republican by LibertarianRepublican.net and as a libertarian by the Austin Chronicle.   She is one of the...

Wednesday, July 10th, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: Voter supression is a hallmark of today’s Republicans

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS I have never seen a modern definition of democracy that was not based on near-universal suffrage.  It seems that the five Republicans on the Supreme Court prefer...

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: Women’s freedom and Texas Republicans

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS   Any reader of this column is undoubtedly aware of the actions last week of Texas State Senator Wendy Davis, who successfully filibustered the anti-abortion bill known...

Wednesday, June 26th, 2013

Freethought San Marcos: Ted Cruz’s opposition to liberty

— Freethought San Marcos: A column by LAMAR W. HANKINS   It was gratifying to read of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, declaring that she has changed her mind about her opposition to gay marriage.  Her change of...

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