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Taking a Stand Against Islamic Radicalism
One of the arguments Islamophobes make to support their world view that all Muslims are terrorists, is that if the vast majority of Muslims are moderates and actually reject Islamic radicalism and...
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Demanding Gov. Protection in a Free Market a.k.a. An Open Letter to Jim...
A long long time ago, before income taxes were imposed upon the citizenry of the United States, the Federal government made its money from tariffs. If you wanted to import your goods into the US, you...
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Why was Manning punished more harshly than actual spies?
There are plenty of articles and editorials asking why whistleblower Bradley Manning was punished so much harshly than actual spies. It’s a good question with a simple question: Because Manning was not...
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Lost Post: You can vote for any candidate you want, as long as he’s black!
While going through old posts I came across this one. I don’t know why I never published it. But since history has sort of proven it correct, I guess I’ll publish it now. Even though the topic is...
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What is American Exceptionalism?
The Right Wing in the US loves to point to America’s Exceptionalism, which according to my spell check, isn’t even a word. To the Right and its supporters, American Exceptionalism means that we’re...
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A Grimm Tale: The Death of the Fourth Estate
Recently a Congressman by the name Michael Grimm threatened to attack a reporter for daring to ask questions about his personal campaign finances rather than softball questions about the event he...
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It’s not about religious freedom, it’s about hate
Update: This has been overstated. The reporting made it sound like the North Carolina has recently passed a law barring clergy from performing gay marriages. That’s not the case. It’s just that some...
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The NRA gives up being reasonable
A pro gun group in Texas, aptly named “Open Carry Texas,” has been holding events on private land, e.g., restaurants, in which they openly carry rifles. The group wants to “condition Texans to feel...
View ArticleThe Tea Party’s win will kill the GOP
Pundits are saying that the Tea Party’s win against Eric Cantor shows that the party is not dead. However, the fact that the Tea Party beat Eric Cantor is the best thing that could have happened to the...
View ArticleShould the Government be in the Wedding Business?
First the Right argues that we can’t give homosexuals and lesbians equal rights, because that would violate the religious rights of others. Then the Right argues that the religious rights of others...
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