Month: April 2014

I’m a little surprised that Rep. Bennie Thompson decided to let loose on a radio program last weekend. I think he actually went too far in his statements, especially in his assessment of the Republican leadership’s...

The following video is a little loud and slightly distorted as a result, so you may want to turn it down a bit. I have two older brothers, one of whom is 13 years older and one of whom is 10 years older. The one who is closer in...

Scolding and scorning racist or anti-gay speech is completely consistent with the First Amendment. It creates a quasi-taboo that is not enforced legally, but through shame and lost business. It doesn’t eradicate racism or...

Isn’t it good to know that the Karzai government’s torturer in chief has managed to get asylum in the United States? Doesn’t it comfort you to know that he’s living in a “pink two-story house in...

Would any American object to paying an additional penny/pound to those that pick the tomatoes that we eat in our salads and on our hamburgers and tacos?  That wouldn’t feel that the piece work rate for tomato...