Yesterday, Big Think posted an interesting collection of Gallup Poll results, along with some commentary: Obama Actually Made America Great Again. Here’s the Data. To hear the rabidly irrational Obama opposition on today, […]
Book Review: Unsafe on Any Campus by Samuel R. Staley

“Rape is a violation of personal sovereignty and the basic principles and values of a free society.” – Samuel R, Staley One of the sad truths about life on college campuses over […]
Shaun King is right. White America doesn’t approve of ANY form of black protest.

If you have an issue with what Colin Kaepernick is saying and doing, you’re defending racism and police brutality. Period. Shaun King has a pointed question for all of you Colin Kaepernick critics: which form of […]
Book Review: Crossing the Blue Line by William Mark

Crossing the Blue Line should be on your “beach read” list. “All hell broke loose the last time we sat on a deck like this drinking beer, contemplating doing something stupid for the right […]
Translating Ryan Lochte’s bullshit into English

Fake apology. Fauxpology. Unpology. Non-apology apology. It’s all bullshit and you’re an idiot if you play along. I’ve spent decades in the corporate world, and way too much of that time has […]
Patriarchy in the news, 8/21/16

I haven’t done one of these in a while, but there is so much out there. First up, trending on Twitter is #thingsfeministmenhavesaidtome. There are surprises, but the golden oldies are well […]
Ryan Lochte for president

I’m not disappointed in Ryan Lochte. That would be like getting disappointed at the sun for rising in the east. At squirrels for hoarding nuts. At Arsenal for finishing fourth. No, I’m […]
Congressional honor? A breeder of hope? Hold not your breath …

As honor dwindles, so does hope. Is hope a descendant of honor? If if is, perhaps a little hope can be derived from recent statements of members of Congress in response to […]
An American president under age 35? Oh, my …

Captain Morgan’s real campaign premise here is just to increase its share of the rum market. Trump (age 70) vs. Clinton (age 68)? This is the best choice the vaunted two-party system […]
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