In 2013, Bill Maher famously said, “In 1968, it was 51 to 1, people on disability to people who worked. In 2001, not that long ago, it was 23 to 1. Now it’s 13 to 1. 13 to 1, who … Continue reading
Category: Society & Culture
Military Can’t Find Fit Young People
The Pentagon, even though it’s shrinking the military, is facing a personnel crisis. In short, most of the young people are too obese, have too many tattoos, and are hooked on prescribed drugs, such as medication for “attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.” … Continue reading
Censorship vs. The Washington Redskins
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he won’t attend a Washington Redskins home game until the football team changes its controversial name. In a letter late last week to the team’s president, Reid called the Redskins name a racial slur … Continue reading
Slave Reparations: Coming Next?
It’s finally happening. The movement for slave reparations is here. More than 150 years after slavery ended, the descendants of its deceased perpetrators will — if it passes Congress — be forced to pay subsidies to the descendants of its … Continue reading
Are You Morally Bad If You Don’t Have Kids?
There he goes again. Pope Francis, that is. First, he endears himself to American “progressives” by semi-tolerating homosexuality and blasting capitalism. Now he’s morally condemning people who choose not to have kids. He recently said, You can go explore the … Continue reading
Why We Need More Ideology, Not Less
“But we shall be on our guard against all that–we shall take precautions to ward off such disasters,” will doubtless say the enthusiasts. Be they “practical” politicians with their new regulative measures, or communists with their schemes for re-organizing labour … Continue reading
Violence Against Women OK…So Long as it’s Muslim
Should courts excuse Muslim men who beat up their wives on account of freedom of religious practices and beliefs? Do religious and cultural “sensitivity” count more than individual rights? It seems incredible that we even must consider such questions, but … Continue reading
Was Sacrifice the Point of 9/11?
President Barack Obama praised the new Sept. 11 museum … as “a sacred place of healing and of hope” that captures both the story and the spirit of heroism and helpfulness that followed the attacks. “It’s an honor to join … Continue reading
Pot for Profit
I need help understanding a few things. It has to do with smoking cigarettes and legalizing marijuana. Take the case of Maryland. Just this last week, I learned two things about Maryland. One, they’re decriminalizing marijuana possession — not just … Continue reading
Is Academia Going Mad?
The leading indicators of insanity involve arbitrary claims and magical thinking. For examples of both, consider this recent story: A proposal by University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) junior Bailey Loverin would force professors to issue “trigger warnings” before teaching … Continue reading
Can You Have Your First Amendment and Eat it Too?
U.S. Senator Ed Markey from Massachusetts says yes. From the 4/24/14 Boston Herald: U.S. Sen. Ed Markey wants to empower an obscure federal agency to begin scouring the Internet, TV and radio for speech it finds threatening — a plan … Continue reading
Pope Francis’ Easter Message of Unearned Guilt
People I know who attended Catholic school in the 1950s and 1960s (or sometimes 1970s, as I did) will tell you about old-style nuns who used to tell children, “Finish your lunch. Don’t throw out that food. There’s a starving … Continue reading