Candidates: Donate Some of Your War Chest to Charity
At the end of the school year, my older son asked me to help out with the Fifth Grade Food Drive, which was organized by student leadership. My job was … Read More
Month: July 2012
Reorienting around the Orient
I know quite a number of Pakistanis being a student at Ohio Wesleyan. Not all of them care that much for politics. But of the few who do, there is … Read More
Guns, Guns, and Guns
As my parents were divorced since I was two, my dad would pick both me and my younger brother up from my mom and take us every other weekend. He … Read More
The “Chick-Fil-A” Standard
When Boston Mayor Thomas Menino came out against Chick-Fil-A after its CEO expressed opposition to gay marriage, numerous grassroots campaigns throughout the nation followed suit encouraging people to take their … Read More
After Four Years, What Should Obama Presidency Mean to African Americans?
As the nation marks the end of the four-year term of Barack Obama’s ascendance to the presidency, (or the beginning of a new term), we will once again be subjected … Read More
The Myth of Islamophobia
There is a rather disconcerting idea touted by so-called progressives on the order of: Islamophobia is on the rise in the West: most particularly in Europe and the United Sates. … Read More
The Next Thing Pres. Obama Must Say to Victims and Families
Pres. Obama offered his shoulder and kind words Sunday to victims and families of victims of the alleged Colorado shooter, James Holmes. What Mr. Obama said to the press afterwards … Read More
NCAA Slaps PSU With Unprecedented Penalties
According to this report by Reuters, the NCAA has hit Penn State, their football program, and what is left of the “Paterno Legacy” with penalties which will leave it reeling … Read More
Why, As A Liberal, I Hate Paying Taxes.
Who likes paying taxes? I write as committed liberal social democrat and Obama supporter. I care about humanity, and I have devoted my writing and volunteering life to advocating on … Read More
Obama SuperPAC ad HQ
Oh, this is the PLACE, folks! This is the YouTube SOURCE for watching the ads that Obama's SuperPAC – PrioritiesUSAaction – produces and put onto TVs all over the nation. … Read More
How the Internet Could Save Democracy
In June, Mitt Romney’s campaign raised an astonishing $106.1 million, while Pres. Obama pulled in $71 million, reported Reuters.com. Citizens United, the SCOTUS ruling that opened the floodgates of corporate … Read More
Tough Decisions
As we continue to plod our way through this recession our political leaders, Republicans mostly but far too many democrats as well, say that this is the time to make … Read More
Why, This Day, We Celebrate.
And celebrate we do! Picnics. Cookouts. Parties. Parades. Every level of government shuts down. No banking, mail, or garbage collection. Most working people have the day off. We set off … Read More
Political Rage Abating
Last week’s SCOTUS ruling on the Affordable Care Act may be a clear sign of times to come in Politics America. Could the conservative-leaning court’s progressive ruling mean the era … Read More
Can we get a little push back against some racists?
You know, every time I start to think that America has finally gotten itself just a little bit closer to being a non-racist society (and I know that it isn't … Read More
