Gesundheit to All the Victims of Gun Violence in the US
2015-12-03 – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel supposedly once said: You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And everyone is doing it today. 14 people die in San Bernadino. […]
Tag Archives: Culture
Is There Nothing Celebratory & Joyous?
2015-11-26 – There’s been a mini-furor this week over the following tweet by @JoyceCarolOates: All we hear of ISIS is puritanical & punitive; is there nothing celebratory & joyous? Or […]
The Importance of Telling Good Muslims from Bad Muslims
2015-11-24 – Ever since 9/11 there’s been a constant debate about whether terrorism is inherent in Islam or not. For the most part, liberals say no (with the notable exception […]
How to Talk to Kids About ISIS
2015-11-22 – I’ve been seeing a lot of stories that ask the question “how should we talk to kids about ISIS?” I’ve always wondered about these kinds of stories. How […]
Extreme Weather Targets Millions
2015-11-19 – It wasn’t enough to stop reporting air temperature as wind chill. As I write this the actual temperature outside is 41° F. With the wind chill factor it […]
Terror’s Scavengers
2015-11-17 – On questions of war and peace, people are normally classified as doves or hawks. But let me add one other category— Vultures. Vultures are scavengers. They don’t do […]
Middle-Aged White American Males
2015-11-15 – Paul Krugman is looking for the source of despair among middle-aged white American males. It seems that we are indulging in self-destructive behavior—suicide, drugs and alcohol, voting Republican—more […]
I’m Pretty Sure Marco Rubio Isn’t a Welder
2015-11-12 – Sen. Marco Rubio raised an interesting question at this week’s Republican presidential candidate debate when he said that the United States needs “more welders and less philosopher.” Liberal […]
Keep the * in F* You!
2015-11-10 – I see we’re all getting into the holiday spirit. Starbucks has released its holiday cups. And Christians are up in arms because the cups have a solid red […]
Gray Skies Are Gonna Clear Up
2015-10-29 – Tuesday I posted a kinda call for the great middle to stand up and stop being ruled by their extremes. I say “kinda” because the metaphors we use […]
