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

Excuses, Excuses. Lack of Education Funding is NOT Why Crime and Poverty is Worse in Some Cities

We hear about high crime areas in the news, and the media and others excuse it because the people there are poor, uneducated, and forgotten. Someone robs a store, attacks a police officer, and ends up dead at the hands … Continue reading

Our President Wants the Guilty to Feel Like Victims

Today, President Obama is being lauded by the press, just like every other day. He’s receiving the praise this time for being the first-ever sitting president to visit a federal prison. Yet another momentous achievement in our nation’s history. How … Continue reading

WI GOP Bill Provision to Make It Easier to Become a Teacher Is Taken as Well as Expected

And now for another action that the Republican-led legislature of Wisconsin took that has teachers, unions, and their advocates crying foul again. Last week, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that a provision approved by the WI Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee made … Continue reading