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Lucia de Vernai
Lucia de Vernai
(formerly known as Lucia Bill) is a
Warsaw, Poland native, having immigrated at age nine and settling
in her now-home state of Arizona. Lucia’s career as an opinion
columnist began at age 19 when she was published in The
Arizona Republic. Brought up by a Polish mother and Honduran
step-father, she uses her unique background and language skills
to infuse her columns with an international perspective.
Although she greatly enjoys writing about international
politics, Lucia enjoys pushing the boundaries and exploring edgy
social phenomena, writing pieces like “Small-Chested Women Unite
and Be Proud,” which won her the acclaim of online news centers
like Fark.com.
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Lucia's
Previous Columns
Taking Stock of
Supreme Court Conflicts of Interest - May 13, 2008
Al Sharpton, Innocent
Victim of IRS Intimidation (Well That’s What He Says!) - May 12,
2008
Gay Penguins and the
Progressive Agenda - May 5, 2008
White House
Correspondents Dinner Stunner: President Bush Funny? On Purpose?
- April 28, 2008
Party on the Pope
Plane: The Bounce in Benedict’s Step - April 21, 2008
Sure, Boycott China,
If You Want to Walk Around Naked - April 15, 2008
Good Thing American
Politicians Don’t Get Sexy Like the French! Oh Wait . . . -
April 14, 2008
Heston Dead, Jay-Z
Wed, Yoko’s Cred, Camel Celebs, No Arabs Bled - April 7, 2008
Why Women Back Barack
Obama - March 31, 2008
Soon You’ll Be Driving
a Tata! Better Indulge Your Ego Elsewhere - March 28, 2008
Sara Jane Olson:
Scourge of the Fascist State! (Until She Needs Its Protection) -
March 24, 2008
If Obama Wants to
Highlight International Priorities, How About AIDS? - March 17,
2008
Bush Waterboarding
Veto: Defending America the Proud, Egotistical and Overconfident
- March 10, 2008
Will Democracy in Iraq
Go the Vladimir Putin Route? - March 3, 2008
Ralph Nader: No Civic
Virtue, Even With a Clipboard - February 25, 2008
Northern Illinois
University Shooting Revives Horrible Idea: Guns on Campus -
February 18, 2008
Political Valentine’s
Day: Democrats, Republicans All Need the Love - February 14,
2008
What’s a Patriotic
Moderate to Do? - February 11, 2008
You’ll Wait Two Hours
to Watch Golf, But You Won’t Vote? - February 4, 2008
The Writers’ Strike:
Only in America - January 28, 2008
Chinese Authoritarians
Ask Nicely, But the People’s Republic Prefers to Smoke - January
22, 2008
Once the Troops Are
Home, Then What? - January 21, 2008
Keep Your Midlife
Peccadilloes to Yourself, Mr. Politician - January 14, 2008
Bhutto Assassination:
Geez, Pervez Musharraf, You Call This a Coverup? - January 7,
2008
New Years Resolutions
for Ron Paul and the Gang - December 31, 2007
Naomi Campbell
Reporting: The Most Absurd of 2007 - December 24, 2007
Will Democrats Pander
to Illegal Immigrants to Win? - December 17, 2007
Would You Really Let
Oprah Winfrey Tell You How to Vote? - December 10, 2007
China Getting Real
About HIV? Baby Steps are a Start - December 3, 2007
Can a Hillary Supporter and a Kucinich Devotee
Find True Love? - November 26, 2007
Freerice.com:
Battling Hunger One Grain at a Time - November 19, 2007
You Can Swear By It: Hugo Chavez is a Joke -
November 12, 2007
Inspiring Young Voters: It Has to Start With
Parents - November 5, 2007
From Hillary Clinton to Cristina Fernandez de
Kirchner, the Substance is the News - October 29, 2007
Harry Potter Politics: Is Dumbledore Too Gay? Or
Not Gay Enough? - October 22, 2007
Japan Starvation Death: Universal Shadiness With a
Local Flavor - October 15, 2007
‘I Have a Che Shirt and I Don’t Know Why’ -
October 8, 2007
So Now Bush Wants to Fight Global Warming?
Right . . . - October 1, 2007
Oil in Ecuador: Pay Up or the Pandas Get It! -
September 24, 2007
U.S. Push for Democracy in Eastern Europe Inspires the
Crime Olympics - September 17, 2007
To Protect Grazing Routes, Dignity May Have to
Become a Sacrificial Lamb - September 10, 2007
Holy Carbon Footprint! Who Will Save Creation from
the Vatican? - September 3, 2007
If Pat Tillman Was a Hero, What About All These
People? - August 27, 2007
Western Economics Meets Chinese Culture: The Result
is ‘Corpse Brides’ - August 20, 2007
France
the Friend? Bush, Sarkozy Kick Back Over Burgers and Beans - August 13,
2007
If the War on Terror is Serious, Look to China -
August 6, 2007
Oscar the Cat for President? - July 30, 2007
David Beckham: Not Sexy, Not Edgy, Not Noble -
July 23, 2007
Sex Ed for Child Porn Creeps? Here, Abstinence
Rules - July 16, 2007
Wonders of the World? It’s All About Utility -
July 9, 2007
Oh, Hillary, We Need to Talk Strategy - July 2, 2007
Immigration Imbroglio, European Style - June 25, 2007
Blood and Wine Mix in France's Centralized Economy - June 18, 2007
Despite Bush Visit, Eastern Europe Needs to Look Out for No. 1 - June
11, 2007
Net Privacy? There is None - June 4, 2007
Passion, Not Fame Sets Bono Apart in AIDS Fight - May 28, 2007
Philippines: Heads I'm Elected, Tails You Lose - May 21, 2007
Hip Appeal of Armed Forces May Erode Its Dignity - May 14, 2007
Queen Elizabeth and the American Royals - May 7, 2007
Iraqi Victims of Violence Deserve Virginia Tech-Style Recognition -
April 30, 2007
French Election: Left vs. Lefter - April 23, 2007
U.S. Foreign Policy: Knowing the Factions Would Help - April 16, 2007
Iraq's Last Chance at Peace? - April 9, 2007
May Cool Heads Prevail As Iran Provokes the West - April 2, 2007
Pepperoni, Mushrooms and a Deadbeat - March 26,
2007
When Restaurant Service Reaches the Tipping Point
- March 19, 2007
Marriage by the Real Numbers - March 12, 2007
Help! I'm Hooked! Oh, a New Private Message... -
March 5, 2007
Every Love Tip from a College Kid Begins With K -
February 12, 2007
When the Sexual Abuse Victim is a Man - January
29, 2007
Does Bush's New Stance Have a Snowball's Chance? -
January 22, 2007
If You Must Use the Word 'Stupid', Maybe You Are -
January 15, 2007
Dress to Honor - January 8, 2007
EU Expansion: Someone Here Doesn't Belong -
January 1, 2007
Love Your Body, and the Other Bodies Too -
December 25, 2006
Gifting Lessons for the Monetarily Challenged -
December 18, 2006
Humanities Scholar, Yes; Trophy Wife, No -
December 13, 2006
Holidays American Style - December 6, 2006
Yes, Professor, I'm Attached To My Stuff -
September 6, 2006
Caste, Not Race, Drives Affirmative Action in
India - August 30, 2006
Terrorists Smile at Sight of Weary Travelers -
August 23, 2006
If This Is Vacation, Why Am I Writing A Column? -
August 16, 2006
Next Retro Trend: 1980s, It's Your Turn - August
9, 2006
Alcohol Reveals Mel's Real Passion - August 2,
2006
A New Twist on the Paris/Nicole Catfight - July
26, 2006
You, Paris? An Icon? Maybe We Need to
Talk - July 19, 2006
Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Film
Critics - July 12, 2006
Natural American Pride from a Naturalized Citizen
- July 5, 2006
Suri Too Worthy for Photos - June 28, 2006
Angelina's Color-Coded Clan - June 21, 2006
Britney to World: Look Over Here! Leave Me
Alone! - June 14, 2006
They're Ruining Marilyn Monroe - June 7, 2006
Stop the Celebrity Child-Naming Carnage! - May
31, 2006
VA to Identity-Robbed Veterans: Oops, Sorry! -
May 24, 2006
How Carefully Did You Screen That Doctor
You're Now Suing? - May 17, 2006
Self-Direction for 14-Year-Olds? It's
Florida's Education Brainstorm - May 10, 2006
Rosa Parks Reduced to Commodity in Battle of
Greed - May 3, 2006
Catholic Doctrine Meets AIDS Reality - April
26, 2006
Same Old Gas
Price Misery Stories, But It's
Your
Gas-Buying Life - April 19, 2006
Toe the Line On Immigration (Whichever Line)
Or Beware - April 12, 2006
Supremely Troubling Priorities - April 5, 2006
The Worst Possible Solution for Illegal
Immigration - March 29, 2006
U.S. Puts Ally Poland In A Bind - March 22,
2006
The More Bush's Iraq Story Changes, The More
It Stays the Same - March 15, 2006
Money, Not Principle, Brings Military
Recruiters Back to Campuses - March 8, 2006
Like It Or Not, West, Hamas Was Democratically
Elected - March 1, 2006
How to Combat Obnoxious Speech: Allow It -
February 22, 2006
Too Bad for Bush, Words Don't Speak Louder
Than Actions - February 8, 2006
Snafus Complicate Welcome Medicare Expansion -
January 18, 2006
Energy: Russia's New Political Weapon -
January 4, 2006
Master the Rules of Tactful Regifting -
December 21, 2005
Who Will Insist on
Accountability for Dishonest War? - December 7, 2005
First, And Not Last, Ladies -
November 30, 2005
Out to Eat: The Children
and the Childish - November 23, 2005
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