When it was revealed that Marvel and Sony were teaming up to find a new Spider-Man, there was a lot of speculation about Miles Morales possibly taking over the mantle or a non-white actor being chosen as the new Peter … Continue reading
“The dog ate my homework.” “The Devil made me do it.” “The psychiatric medication made me do it.” Or, even better, “The lack of psychiatric medication made me do it.” We’re all familiar with the concept of excuse-making. We know … Continue reading
“We have to have a candid national conversation about race and about discrimination, prejudice, hatred,” [Hillary] Clinton said in an interview with KNPB’s Jon Ralston. “But unfortunately the public discourse is sometimes hotter and more negative than it should be, … Continue reading
Do you want to understand why Charleston, South Carolina, shooter Dylann Roof did what he did? Let’s go straight to his own personal manifesto. The answer is there, plain as day. And it’s not exactly what you’re thinking. The following … Continue reading
“We do know that once again, innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun,” Obama said at the White House. “At some point, we as a … Continue reading
Many are excited about Donald Trump. They get excited when he says things like, “I will tell you I’ve been dealing with politicians all my life. They are all talk, no action.” Actually, this isn’t true. Politicians are all about … Continue reading
People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing. — Andrew Carnegie
Pope Francis will call for an ethical and economic revolution to prevent catastrophic climate change and growing inequality in a letter to the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics on Thursday. In an unprecedented encyclical on the subject of the environment, the … Continue reading
Rachel Dolezal, the president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington, has resigned, according to a letter from her that was posted Monday on the NAACP Spokane Facebook page. Dolezal did not address allegations that have landed her and her … Continue reading
ISIS has reportedly posted anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller’s address, with orders to, “Go forth and kill her.” Some people say that Geller has only herself to blame, for publicly being so critical of Islam. Yet if you listen to Geller, … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s run for the presidency is being launched at a place she considers significant: the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park in New York. I’ll bet most Americans don’t even know what President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “four freedoms” are. … Continue reading
Obama and the Congress are presently fighting over whether to give the President “fast track” authority in negotiating trade agreements. The debate over “fast track” authority is a debate over methodology. Whether individuals have a right to free trade is … Continue reading