In the wake of the Sandra Fluke vs. Rush Limbaugh media frenzy, we’ve begun to ask some very interesting questions. On Aljazeera’s Listening Post, for instance, one viewer noted that while pressuring advertisers to disassociate themselves from Limbaugh was a smart m/… Read full post »

Recent upheaval on the subject of birth control in the United States serves as a reminder of the way religion can be used as a tool to infringe on the rights of women. While this return to battles already won may be unwelcome, females in the U.S. can rest assured that they… Read full post »

Many believe the “Arab Spring” first blossomed with Tunisia’s 2011 elections; however, a Muslim country protested its way to democracy three years before. In the Republic of the Maldives in October of 2008, the people of a beautiful island nation toppled an authoritar… Read full post »

When seeking solutions to a problem, it is common sense to start where the problem is at its most severe. In other words, the patient in cardiac arrest gets treated before the one who has lost a limb. That’s why Mitt Romney’s recent statement expressing a lack of concern/… Read full post »

February 5, 2012

Dear General Raymond Odierno,

I would like to share my appreciation for your service to the United States. Without honorable and courageous individuals like you… Read full post »

Bill Maher whined about pronouncing “Occupy Wall Street" last Friday night on his show. For him, five syllables across three words are a mouthful with too much substance and not enough sound byte.  His jibes reflect the anxiety pundits experience trying to categorize OWS.  Some say it… Read full post »

As I drive through my county, I notice a sign outside a flower shop, “Welcome Home Sergeant Ben Hartmann,” and I’m relieved to know one of our own has returned. When I pull into the parking lot at the local grocery store, I see yellow ribbons on bumpers that read, “Support… Read full post »

If you’re a frequent user of Facebook, you’ll know what profile picture I’m talking about. The photo is taken from a phone that’s been lifted high above her head. When it’s posted, her face is front and center, a sultry smile on her lips, and you can see right down her… Read full post »

The impoverished and unemployed whiners just don’t seem to get it. If someone working for a Fortune 500 company can’t fly their daughter to her birthday party in a helicopter where her three-foot cake, live band, and brand new Hummer await, that would just ruin her sixteenth birthday… Read full post »

 I touch the pound of hamburger, the bread, the juice, and the macaroni and cheese in my grocery cart, adding up the total in my head. The price for the shrink-wrapped boxes of mac-n-cheese is a better deal in the long run, but I’m buying for the next two weeks and… Read full post »

For a president who believes "that we can be the ones to build everything from fuel-efficient cars to advanced biofuels to semiconductors that we sell all around the world," Barack Obama has a funny way of showing it. The administration's poor investment in Solyndra may not only give the presid… Read full post »

Many would say that we lost one of the good guys when Anthony Weiner resigned in shame from the House of Representatives. When he was in office, he wasn’t afraid to point out the hypocrisy we regularly see on the congressional floor. His passionate defense of basic rights comes to min… Read full post »

Today, I went to the grocery store planning to write a check that would not be covered by the funds in my bank account. I had little food, I didn’t have enough gas in my tank to get me to work the next day, and I knew I wouldn’t see a… Read full post »