The 50th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act was last Thursday. The website Medium published an op-ed piece by President Obama in which he offered his thoughts about voting rights. (Of all the websites he could have … Continue reading
Every year in states across the nation, the Democratic Party holds annual fundraising feasts named the “Jefferson-Jackson Dinner” in honor of the third and seventh U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. During election seasons, these dinners are considered high-profile … Continue reading
Black Lives Matter. Donald Trump. Cecil the Lion. Donald Trump. Jon Stewart. Donald Trump. These are among the hot topics in America at present. Sure, there is some talk about the undercover Planned Parenthood videos. But the focus has been … Continue reading
Due to budget cuts, middle-class Texas families will no longer be eligible to receive some of the grants previously provided to them by Texas to help them pay for college. Six programs that were found to be unsustainable or ineffective … Continue reading
Anne Frank, just 15 years old on this day in 1944, was found hiding in a secret room in Amsterdam by the Nazi Gestapo and arrested, along with nine others including her family. They were hauled off to the Auschwitz … Continue reading
I came across an article on the Washington Post website with the headline “How America fell in love with crazy amounts of air conditioning.” I fully expected it to center on how we selfish Americans who want to stay cool … Continue reading
RiteAid and the Delhaize Group–which includes Food Lion–will begin putting the magazine Cosmopolitan behind blinders to protect your children from seeing “salacious images and headlines.” The decision is a response to a big push from the Cosmo Harms Minors campaign … Continue reading
I haven’t been reading much from the avalanche of articles pertaining to Cecil the Lion. I know enough to conclude that this is another case of America losing its collective mind over yet another trivial matter which the media has … Continue reading
So there’s this guy, a white guy, a progger doofus by the name of Ted Rall who makes editorial drawrings. He’s had his work published a lot over the years, been nominated for awards and such, from what I read. … Continue reading
To the surprise of no one but the delusional, Washington D.C. is on borrowed time. Some folks might be overjoyed by the news that our politicians will finally get their comeuppance, but this concerns geology, not politics. Sorry to disappoint … Continue reading
