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International Women’s Day, Earth Day and Mother’s Day celebrate women and honor mothers—the ones who birth us and the one that provides for us daily, Mother Earth. So how fares the female half of the world’s population? One country in West Afr… Read full post »

“Population growth and human consumption are the major factors in our ongoing environmental crisis.”

In the documentary film, “Mother – Caring for 7 Billion,” the topic of overpopulation is addressed in a very accessible, very human manner with an extreme amount of patho… Read full post »

Documentary filmmaker Dave Gardner’s Growthbusters is a provocative look at our pattern of growth worship. It’s designed to be a wakeup call and raise awareness of the cultural programming that we’re all subject to that keeps us locked in a relentless pursuit of growth. He talked wi… Read full post »

After writing about the extremely large (by contemporary standards) and still growing brood of the polygamist family on TLC’s “Sister Wives,” I would be remiss not to give equal time to the Duggar family, also of TLC fame.

“Don’t Try This at Home.” That should be t… Read full post »

Sovereignty also sovranty … 1 a. supreme power esp. over a body politic, b. freedom from external control: AUTONOMY, c. controlling influence 2 one that is sovereign; esp: an autonomous state 

Political commentator and humorist Bill Maher last week kicked off a new season of his “Re… Read full post »

With H.R. 140, the "Birthright Citizenship Act of 2011," the current practice of granting automatic citizenship simply by virtue of a child having been birthed on U.S. soil, regardless of the legal status of the child’s parents, would be eliminated. It’s about time that this legislation w… Read full post »

TLC, the channel that’s brought us behavior outside the norm (breeding too many children) with Michelle and Jim Bob Dugger in “19 Kids and Counting,” now has added the icky-sounding “Sister Wives” to its roster.

Legally married to Meri, but calling three other women his… Read full post »

SANCTUARY CITY ADVOCATE IS LAST THING
CALIFORNIA NEEDS IN STATE LEADERSHIP

The Los Angeles Times recently endorsed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for California lieutenant governor, calling him “creative and thoughtful” and “unusually innovative, experimenting with new ways to prov… Read full post »

 

Comedian Jon Stewart, the news source for many who don’t watch “traditional” news outlets, often cuts to the core of an issue as he strains current headlines through his sieve of sarcastic wit for The Daily Show.

 

A recent bit made a legislator look foolish for saying al… Read full post »

 

That President Obama is an amnesty advocate is no secret.

 

When he came to office, “Bring People Out of the Shadows” was the fourth of five cornerstones listed on Obama’s immigration agenda page at the White House Web site. Under this point was “Support a system th… Read full post »

Folks I grew up with in Oklahoma always ask how I like living in California. Inevitably, I pause, and then answer that it has pluses and minuses – and it’s always quite a balancing act.

 

California historically has been one of the most desirable locations to live, beckoning with econ… Read full post »

I often used to hear how all the great ideas and trends came from the East and West coasts and then moved inland, spreading throughout the country, gathering momentum and acceptance.

If there’s any truth in that, one West Coast idea that the country certainly can live without is declaring war on/… Read full post »

From President Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and California Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg to legislators such as Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and members of the L.A. City Council, political opportunists are lining up against American citizens. It’s be… Read full post »