Good news, everyone. A newly funded study will track “misinformation” and hate speech on the internet. The best part is that we all get to pay for it. The Federal Government will spend approximately $1 million to fund a web service developed by Indiana University to monitor “false and misleading ideas” online, with a focus […]

For the second time in two weeks, the President’s golf is bothering me. Last week, I discussed my misgivings about Big O’s vacationing while the world crumbles around us. I don’t have a problem with the Prez taking some time off, the President is really never not working. But I think O should tone it […]

Like most white people twice my age I’ve been watching The Sixties on CNN, a documentary series about – get this – the Sixties. Each episode focuses on a different important cultural, political, or societal aspect of the decade. As you would expect there’s a heavy focus on popular culture, in particular music – Woodstock, […]

Here’s one of the most interesting articles I’ve read in a long time (courtesy of The Guardian). It’s four short essays written by attorneys who have defended horrendous criminals. Their perspectives are more sympathetic and self-aware than you would expect, even if they do come across as a tad bit self-promoting. It’s definitely worth a […]

President Obama is on vacation. Yes, again. This time he’ll be spending two weeks on scenic Martha’s Vineyard. He’ll be golfing, spending time with his family, dining in style, and probably also getting a lot of work done, but that’s beside the point. The point is that the following has occurred within the past week: […]

Here we go again! Everything old is new again. This time, it’s about Iraq. Today, the Obama Administration has made it clear that it is weighing the option of military intervention in Iraq. This comes after the news that ISIS has invaded a major Christian city in the region. Well, this is awkward. Just a […]

A new poll shows that 22 percent of Americans categorize Congress as “somewhat productive.” That’s opposed to the 74 percent who categorize the Legislature as “somewhat unproductive.” Those numbers make it clear that Congress is not only viewed as petty or untrustworthy, as politicians tend to be even when their approval ratings are high. Congress […]

You have to make choices in life. And there are certain issues where it’s impossible not to have an opinion. Pro-choice or pro-life? Liberal or conservative? Pepsi or Coke? N*sync or Backstreet Boys? Often enough the decision is easy (Backstreet Boys, for example), but sometimes it’s a touch call that you simply can’t avoid making. […]

Get ready to feign shock and outrage. A new book by author Ronald Kessler alleges that Bill Clinton has a secret girlfriend, code named “Energizer,” who often visits him at the Clintons’ estate while Hillary is away. In Kessler’s book, The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of Presidents, Secret Service […]

For the second time this year, a state has botched the execution of a prisoner. This time, it’s Arizona that apparently can’t figure out how to kill a man. The convicted killer gasped and remained alive for approximately two hours while waiting for his lethal injection to take hold. For reasons that still perplex me, […]