The Week So Far in -ists and -isms

In our neo-enlightened America, it seems that everything is -ist now, or select groups–sometimes all groups–are guilty of some form of -isming or -phobiaing. This week especially, and it’s only Wednesday. Here are a few examples of the -ismzzz we’ve … Continue reading

Kim Davis Serves Her Time, SanFran Sheriff Gets Stern Words from DHS Secretary for His Crime

Kim Davis, the clerk of a dinky county in Kentucky, violates federal law–sort of but not really, since there isn’t a federal marriage law–by refusing to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, resulting in some … Continue reading

Let’s Go to War Against This Woman Who Won’t Betray Her Conscience

People are freaking weird. Take the case of the spectacle going on in Rowan County, Kentucky (pop. 23,333), right now with the gay and lesbian couples who have wanted to get married but the mean old County Clerk has repeatedly … Continue reading