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
Category: Society & Culture
Jerry Seinfeld Asks If Humor Is Too Politically Incorrect to Survive
Would the phenomenally popular 1990s television series Seinfeld stand a chance in the 2010s? Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t play colleges and has no plans to do so in the near future because of how politically-correct kids are these days. Seinfeld talked … Continue reading
Patrick Stewart Trips Over the Truth on Gays and Bakers
Actor Patrick Stewart (of Star Trek fame, and much else) has unwittingly stumbled on the truth about individual rights. Or more precisely: stumbled over the truth. It all started when Belfast (Northern Ireland) gay rights activist Gareth Lee wanted a … Continue reading
Violent Crime is Going Up: Why?
“Sudden Spike in Violent Crime Across US Raises Alarm.” So go the recent headlines. A city-by-city look shows: In Baltimore, shootings are up 82.5 percent, or nearly double from last year, the Baltimore Brew reported. In Chicago, there have been … Continue reading
Low Self-Esteem at Colleges (Even Harvard): What’s Going On?
I just read a fascinating article by a university professor in the humanities. He goes by the pseudonym of Edward Schlosser and the article is entitled, “I’m a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me.” [vox.com 6/3/15] It’s a … Continue reading
Earth to Chris Cuomo: “Hate Speech” Still IS Speech
Freedom of speech either is protected under the First Amendment; or it isn’t. The moment government begins to define acceptable and unacceptable types of speech, for strictly emotional reasons, is the moment that free speech is over. At root, freedom … Continue reading
Why Are U.S. Schools Mediocre? Ask the Kids
Sent from a reader, published at upworthy.com This is not news: America does pretty badly when it goes up against other countries academically. This is true even if we take it one state at a time—no single state, no matter … Continue reading
Al Franken’s Plans for the Mental Health of America
The following is from “Jails are no substitute for a mental health system,” an article by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), published at thehill.com 5/20/15: Using our criminal justice system as a substitute for a fully … Continue reading
How Net Neutrality Is Already Ruining the Internet
We’re trained to believe that government intervention automatically and always results in less expensive and more accessible service. That was the point of Obamacare, and before that Medicare and Medicaid. We see how well that worked out. That was also … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders: A Worthless College Degree in Every Pot
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the independent socialist who’s running for president, plans to introduce a bill to make college tuition free at public colleges and universities. Details on how the Sanders plan would work are sparse; he’s not expected to … Continue reading
How to Fight the Absolutism of Islam? With Absolutes
It is chilling to think about, but the United States will likely be fighting the war on terror for generations to come, Michael Morell, deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2011 to 2013, told Newsmax.com on 5/20. “Probably … Continue reading
Are Wealth Producers “Lottery Winners” as Obama Claims?
Obama provided a “triple crown” of toxic ideas and attitudes over the last week, expressed via his tirades on the subject of poverty. Apparently, according to Obama himself, his policies of relentless taxation, expansive regulation of business, and executive orders … Continue reading