Following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, this review from January 12th, 2019 has been republished. On the Basis of Sex is now available to stream on Showtime. There is a rather exclusive group of people who have left an indelible mark on the history and progress of the United States in our more than two centuries as a nation. From Presidents to legislators, … [Read more...] about ‘On the Basis of Sex’ Portrays Ruth Bader Ginsburg Coming Into Her Own
Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the modern era of women’s rights – even before she went on the Supreme Court
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg paying a courtesy call on Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., in June 1993, before her confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court. AP/Marcy Nighswander Jonathan Entin, Case Western Reserve University Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, the Supreme Court announced. Chief … [Read more...] about Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the modern era of women’s rights – even before she went on the Supreme Court
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First, thank you Notorious RBG. You have been a giant, before you reached the Court and since you have been on it. You will now be a giant in history. A distinction you have earned and richly deserve. In parting you left us with your parting words that you wished not to be replaced until the new president was installed. I did not often disagree with you during your life, … [Read more...] about 15
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG DIES AT 87
NPR has announced that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at 87. The death of the longtime champion of gender equality is likely to give a new twist to an already tempestuous presidential election. NPR: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died. The Supreme Court announced her … [Read more...] about SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG DIES AT 87
Humans should colonize Pluto, not Mars.
Humans should colonize Pluto, not Mars. That is the gist of a 07 February 2020 article published by Astronomy magazine. Author Eric Betz starts the article with this statement: "In roughly 5 billion years, the Sun will run out of energy and drastically alter the solar system. Oceans will be baked dry. Entire planets will be consumed. And long-icy worlds will finally enjoy … [Read more...] about Humans should colonize Pluto, not Mars.
Before You Go Into the Voting Booth #2
There are numerous “guides” that give advice on “How to Judge a Candidate.” Smartvoter.org provides seven steps to help one in this process. “For some reason,” one step in particular caught my attention. It is called, “Seeing through distortion techniques” and it lists several such “techniques.” Among them: Name calling/Appeals to prejudice. Rumor … [Read more...] about Before You Go Into the Voting Booth #2
When someone dies, what happens to the body?
When a life ends, those who remain deal with the body. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Mark Evely, Wayne State University Upwards of 2.8 million people die every year in the United States. As a funeral director who heads a university mortuary science program, I can tell you that while each individual’s life experiences are unique, what happens to a … [Read more...] about When someone dies, what happens to the body?
Satire: Barr’s 6 Months a Slave
By Laurie Baron, Ph.D SAN DIEGO — If Attorney General Bill Barr ever writes his autobiography, it might go something like this: “I was born a free man in 1950 and have lived my life as one in a Washington suburb located in Virginia until March 2020. Then the Democrat slave master Ralph Northam decreed that I was a covid captive to be confined in my house. My spacious home … [Read more...] about Satire: Barr’s 6 Months a Slave
‘Astounding’: Trump Officials Reportedly Bypassed CDC Scientists to Publish ‘Dangerous’ Covid-19 Testing Guidelines
"Trump's hacks just sidestepped the CDC entirely and shamelessly wrote their own politically-motivated testing guidelines and published them under the agency's imprimatur." by Jake Johnson Common Dreams Trump administration officials at the Department of Health and Human Services reportedly bypassed career government scientists and authored the significantly relaxed … [Read more...] about ‘Astounding’: Trump Officials Reportedly Bypassed CDC Scientists to Publish ‘Dangerous’ Covid-19 Testing Guidelines
A race to save our democracy
At last! Like a poli-sci superhero rushing in to save America’s imperiled democracy from an Election Day doomsday, the quiet-spoken former U.S. intelligence chief and conservative Indiana senator Dan Coats just gifted us with the presidential leadership we so desperately needed.Coats not only shattered the shameful silence of fellow Republicans who are afraid to oppose … [Read more...] about A race to save our democracy
The Electoral College Game – Game Over? Not by a Long Shot
Alright, let’s figure out where we are. As you may remember, after analyzing the Little States (under 6 Electoral College Votes), the decided Big States (Texas, California and New York) and those that have voted the same way for years among the rest, before the true Battleground States, the nearly inevitable score before the campaigning even begins, has the Democrats up by 11 … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – Game Over? Not by a Long Shot
Something Lurks Beneath ‘The Devil All the Time’ But Be Warned
What happens when you pack in a crew of well-known celebrities who have been a part of the Marvel franchise, IT, a slew of independent films, Harry Potter, and other well-known properties? Well, I suppose you get something like The Devil All the Time, a tale of extreme faith, violence, and murder in the backwoods of the South. The Devil All the Time begins with Willard … [Read more...] about Something Lurks Beneath ‘The Devil All the Time’ But Be Warned
‘It will destroy our country’: Trump targets school curriculums that aim to teach truth about slavery
President Donald Trump painted a grim and divisive portrait of the state of American education on Thursday, claiming that anything from elementary schools to colleges are being overrun by “radical” teachers bent on destroying “our children” with “Marxist doctrines.”The president was talking about an educational framework known as critical race theory, which holds that the … [Read more...] about ‘It will destroy our country’: Trump targets school curriculums that aim to teach truth about slavery
Former Pence aide will vote for Biden because of Trump’s ‘flat out disregard for human life’ during pandemic (VIDEO)
A senior adviser on the White House coronavirus task force who left the White House in August says she plans to vote for Vice President Joe Biden in November due to President Donald Trump's "flat out disregard for human life" during the pandemic. And, in a new ad for Republican Voters Against Trump, Olivia Troye, who worked for Homeland Security, says Trump said a saving … [Read more...] about Former Pence aide will vote for Biden because of Trump’s ‘flat out disregard for human life’ during pandemic (VIDEO)
IF STALIN AND FORREST GUMP HAD A BABY
“Of course, I was under the spell, and the wonderful part is that, even at the time, I perfectly knew I was.” - Henry James, The Turn of the Screw, 1898 All that is left standing now is a Government of Goodfellas led by the porridge-faced miscreant, Donald Trump. At what point does a nation stop working if, piece-by-piece, it is being dismantled? If Donald Trump wins in … [Read more...] about IF STALIN AND FORREST GUMP HAD A BABY
HE BLINDED ME WITH STUPID (Cartoon, Column and Video)
Donald Trump is not a person who relies on facts. And a person who doesn’t rely on facts typically doesn’t believe in science. A humble person will admit to what they don’t know and listen to experts. Donald Trump will tell people who have spent their entire lives studying a subject, and without having any knowledge of it himself, tell them they’re wrong. Donald Trump is not a … [Read more...] about HE BLINDED ME WITH STUPID (Cartoon, Column and Video)
’PLEASE STOP, SIR’: TRUMP REBUKED BY PHILLY VOTER
Did anyone watch Don the Con’s Comedy Hour on Tuesday night? Granted, it wasn’t fun being soaked to the bone by his fire hose of falsehoods, but the pleasure President Trump’s Philadelphia “town hall” was seeing him rebuked by a real citizen. A black woman with a serious health condition. “Mr. President,” said a Philadelphian named Alycee Block, “I was born with a disease … [Read more...] about ’PLEASE STOP, SIR’: TRUMP REBUKED BY PHILLY VOTER
The Electoral College Game – Ohio
So, what the heck happened in Ohio? After years of being a very tight, bell-weather State, in 2016, Trump crafted a commanding victory in Ohio, winning by a whopping 8%, or 447,000 votes. Ohio has voted for the winner in every presidential election since 1964, so it is the very definition of a swing state. JFK was the last president to lose Ohio and win. So, what about … [Read more...] about The Electoral College Game – Ohio
Trump Does Putin’s Bidding
From the moment Donald Trump attained the presidency, he has gone out of his way to take actions that will benefit Putin and Russia. Their relationship came out in the open during the campaign in 2016 when Trump asked Russia to find Hillary’s missing emails, though the connection probably existed for some time before that. During Trump’s term in office, the bonds between the … [Read more...] about Trump Does Putin’s Bidding
Hurricanes are so many that UN is running out of names
Even as stormy Trump ravishes America, real hurricanes are multiplying so quickly that the usual list of names is reaching exhaustion and the Greek alphabet will be used for only the second time on record. This delicious morsel comes from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a United Nations agency specializing in almost everything involving weather, climate and … [Read more...] about Hurricanes are so many that UN is running out of names