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Economic Existentialism
Browsing the economy sections of news websites for the past five or six years has been really depressing. They are full of headlines that would lead you to believe we are in bad situation that is only going to get worse. However, if you look at the situation historically, the economy has always had highs […]
I Got Burned
There’s something like ten fires going on right now in San Diego. It’s crazy. So the TVs in the break room where I work were all stuck on news coverage, since a new fire was literally breaking out every hour and people wanted to stay updated. I was among those who wanted to stay updated […]
Apology Nation
I have had it with apologies. In the past week I’ve received apologies from Donald Sterling for making racist remarks, and from several NFL players who spoke out against openly gay NFL draft pick Michael Sam. None of the apologies were given to me personally, but I had to read about them in the news, […]
The NFL’s First Gay Experience
Now famous homosexual Michael Sam was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round of the NFL Draft this Sunday. On camera he kissed his boyfriend, which has people all upset. Some people didn’t like seeing two men kiss on TV and there is no shortage of people calling them bigots. However, this […]
What’s Crueler Than Being Cruel? Ice Cold.
We Americans sure do love our death penalty. And why shouldn’t we? All the fun of death and human suffering mixed with the thrill of the penal system. Who could resist? Well apparently one inmate was not so charmed by his execution. On Tuesday, the State of Oklahoma seriously botched the lethal injection of convicted […]
Are You Only Racist if You Don’t Keep Your Mouth Shut?
Racism is so hot right now. First Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy (who everyone could’ve guessed was racist if they’d cared to think about it) got many of his conservative supporters in hot water by musing that African Americans may have been in a better position during slavery than they are now. And now LA Clippers […]
Donald Sterling May Be a Racist, But Is He A Phony?
I am just so sick of fake apologies. Daniel Tosh apologized for making some rape jokes during his stand up act a few years ago. But they were funny and the crowd laughed. Most importantly, he wasn’t sorry. So why should anyone want that? We all know why he apologized. He’s on Comedy Central and […]
Is Late Night TV the Next Partisan Battleground?
John Stewart and Stephen Colbert have been doing unabashed liberal satire for years. But aside from Comedy Central’s lineup, late night talk show hosts have made every effort to remain politically apathetic, often coming across as more neutral than the major news networks. But the times they are a-changing. With CBS’s recent announcement that Colbert […]
What We Don’t Know Can Hurt Us
What happened to Flight 370? Logically, it’s at the bottom of the ocean whether we ever end up finding it or not. (I haven’t been following the story closely, which will be evident when I make factual inaccuracies or ask questions with obvious answers.) But there is any number of theories as to how this […]
Capital Fools 
The Race Wars Continue
It’s Day 3 in the “What Sterling Said” saga. And I hate to defend a racist but. These comments were made in a private conversation. Isn’t Sterling allowed to be a bigot behind closed doors? He didn’t know and had no reason to presume his comments were being recorded and his conversation on the record. […]