Since 1992 there have been 387 school shootings in the United States of America, so it's safe to say that we have a bit of a problem on our hands in our beloved nation. Naturally,...
In the minds of Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and the like, their contemporary opposition to taxes, government, and initiatives like ObamaCare is merely a continuation of the legacy of the Boston Tea Party...
That title may have been hyperbole. I'll admit it. In fact, the truth is quite likely the opposite.
Even still, here we are. Avalanche Sharks?is on its way and this gem comes courtesy of the imaginative...
Today's Republican leadership has no serious commitment to the republican form of government (and, thus, they are not "republicans" with a lower case "r"); and they also have no commitment to democracy (and thus also...
"We can always hope, and in all things it is better than to despair."
The above quote comes courtesy of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the German novelist and poet (and at one point, Chief Minister of...
What on Earth is it about the Tea Party that triggers their steadfast and willful ignorance to American history? You'd think that with the vast, nearly limitless source of information called the Internet that ignorance...
Okay, I think we can all agree that death is no laughing matter, and suicide even less so. We're all afraid of death as it is and suicide is what took the great Ernest Hemingway...
Boy, there sure is a lot of pulse-pounding news out there today, isn't there? The government shutdown that could lead to the U.S. defaulting on loans and thus sending the global economy on a proverbial...
I'm an atheist by definition. I do not believe in any sort of deity or supernatural entity that watches over humankind. So, naturally, I absolutely love to make fun of religion; but don't worry, my...
It seems every generation completely forgets the lessons of history, or, in the case of our current education system, fails to actually teach the lessons of history at all. Uneducated citizens, tyrannical powers in the...
During the George W. Bush years, 65% of all income gains went to the top 1%. During the Obama years so far, 93% of all income gains have gone to the 1%. Income tax rates...
By their silent acceptance of his victim blaming statements, are Christians permitting them to stand as acceptable discourse?
Does one our nation's largest LGBT organizations seriously think backing away from the proposed Winter Olympics boycott will help oppressed gays in Russia?
Almost?50 years ago, the then Democratic President, Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ), took a risk?he knew?could cost?his party?the loyalty of a region?it had dominated electorally?since the end of Reconstruction.??Although slavery?as an institution had been destroyed some...
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Which is more valuable: Giving one child a head start in education or feeding a dozen homeless people?? How about supporting ten families stricken by childhood cancer, or providing aid to ten families...
Show your support for Texas women today.
ACTION ALERT!!!! IF YOU CAN NOT GET TO AUSTIN TOMORROW YOU CAN STILL BE A PART OF THE TEXAS CITIZENS FILIBUSTER MOVEMENT!!!!! WE MUST FLOOD THE PHONE LINES, E-MAIL...
Show your support for Texas women who are trying to defeat #SB60 today by tweeting the 120 members of the 83rd Legislature who are on Twitter. (Source: The Texas Tribune)
Texas women man not win this...
