According to USA Today, with a median household income of $40,581, millennials earn 20 percent less than post World War II baby boomers did at the same stage of life, despite being better educated, according to a new analysis of … Continue reading
Q: Would you offer your observations and some action people can take to stay calm, rational and effective in stressful and emotional interpersonal situations? I think many people lack these tools. I consider myself very learned in this area and … Continue reading
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” — Viktor Frankl
George Takei played Sulu on the original Star Trek series. He’s also an outspoken and openly gay man. You would think a gay man would not stand up for an ideology, religion or political movement whose most fervent and consistent … Continue reading
The Obesity Action Coalition — yes, there is such a thing — states that fat jokes “remain a socially acceptable form of prejudice in American society.” This “weight stigma” is what leads to chronic obesity. So, in OAC’s assessment, what … Continue reading
Meryl Streep’s diatribe against people with differing political views is nothing new from Hollywood. Progressives and leftists have done this for years. Ronald Reagan, George Bush I and George Bush II were all fascist, insensitive pigs who wanted to steal … Continue reading
Everyone in the media seems up in arms over Russia’s alleged involvement in the recent American election. What nobody seems to question is the timing of this outrage. It seems that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton — their media and other … Continue reading
Conventional wisdom and contemporary legal practice hold that if you kill or injure someone in a protected racial or social group minority – i.e., black, Hispanic, gay/lesbian, Muslim – then it’s automatically and always a “hate crime.” A hate crime … Continue reading
Relatives of the man who police say opened fire at a Florida airport report he had a history of mental health problems and was receiving psychological treatment at his home in Alaska. Esteban Santiago, 26, retrieved his gun from his … Continue reading
Rosie O’Donnell, Debra Messing, Ed Asner and Michael Shannon are among the dozens of artists, entertainers, and activists who have attached their names to an effort calling for a month-long protest to stop President-elect Donald Trump. “No! In the Name … Continue reading
“Too many people think of happiness as something over which they have no control, but that isn’t true. Ironically, it’s people’s definition of and expectations for happiness that undermine their own. The best shot anyone has of being happy—in any … Continue reading
The Waffle House restaurant chain fired a waitress from one of its franchises in Georgia on Saturday after she used a gun to scare away three men who robbed the branch of $200. Heather Burkinshaw-Stanley was let go just two … Continue reading