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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In Columbia University’s student newspaper, four members of the school’s student Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board call on professors to be more sensitive when teaching provocative or controversial material… such as the Roman classical poet Ovid. Ovid is best known for … Continue reading
As Obama’s endless time in office drags on, he seems increasingly candid about just how much he loathes any form of disagreement or opposition. At a summit on poverty, the president is quoted as saying: I think that the effort … Continue reading
The road to hell is paved with a single word. A word that expresses a corruption in concepts and thinking almost too horrendous to explicitly name. The latest horror? Fox News commentator Juan Williams’ recent rant about how Pam Geller, … Continue reading
From the U.K. Daily Mail on 5/6/15: The dimmer could be turned on the bright lights of New York City as the Big Apple is facing pressure to remove its iconic oversized billboards from Times Square. A 2012 federal transportation … Continue reading
A typical conversation between a psychotherapist, such as myself, and a client, will go like this: Client: “My husband (or wife) makes me feel this way.” Or: “My boss makes me feel like an incompetent person.” Or: “My mother used … Continue reading