Lamenting the gloomy prospects for our nation -- and for his students -- as a result of the 2016 presidential election, an English professor prepares to teach for the first time after the election and asks himself, “How does anyone walk into a classroom and teach a poem after Trump’s win?” The professor, Blaine Greteman at the University of Iowa, had planned to present “an … [Read more...] about (Political) Poetry in the Time of Trump
Cartoon: Le Pew
The smell that emitted out of France on Sunday is the same stench coming from the United Kingdom and the United States. The anti-immigrant movement is pure populist hatred. Let’s throw out people who don’t look like us. We need to live in fear. Vote for me and I’ll hate it hard. Yay hatred! The Brexit movement rode fear, hatred, and nationalism to success in the UK. … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Le Pew
A former child actor has shed some light on the tragic life and death of “Happy Days” star Erin Moran
Paul Petersen is speaking out about Erin Moran’s tragic death. Now an advocate with A Minor Consideration, a child actor advocacy group, Petersen took to Facebook with a message about Moran after hearing the news of her sudden death on Saturday. Petersen was previously a child star and is best-known for his work on “The Donna… … [Read more...] about A former child actor has shed some light on the tragic life and death of “Happy Days” star Erin Moran
Cartoon: Distraction from Russia
France edges to breaking a smile – Macron leads
France edges to breaking a smile – Macron leads! France is on the edge of breaking a smile in gloomy times! Emmanuel Macron, the audacious 39-year-old “start-up” candidate to its presidency won the first round of polling tonight but many battles lie ahead. A Macron victory in the final round of polling on May 7 would, in his words, restore “optimism and hope” to … [Read more...] about France edges to breaking a smile – Macron leads
Examining Special Elections Show Democrats Winning Without Actually Going Over The Top
This week's special election in a formerly blood red Republican district in Georgia had a lot of people talking. It came a week after another special election in Kansas that saw an unknown Democrat come within seven points of winning a district that had voted for Donald Trump by 30 percentage points in November. But it's not just one or two Congressional seats that were at … [Read more...] about Examining Special Elections Show Democrats Winning Without Actually Going Over The Top
Now, Lets Do More Analysis
by Dave Huntoon There are exceptions to every broad statement, but this does not mean that generalizations are therefore devoid of value, especially in terms of understanding human emotions and behavior. Here is one I personally love: If you are into “extreme” anything, you are probably an a--hole. Now that I have convinced you to go along with the idea, one generalization … [Read more...] about Now, Lets Do More Analysis
Cartoon: Trump’s Chocolate cake
Where is Trump’s ‘armada’? Apparently, wherever Fox News says it is.
WASHINGTON -- The USS Carl Vinson, 1,100 feet long, has a displacement of 97,000 tons and sails with two nuclear reactors and about 60 aircraft. It's escorted by a guided-missile cruiser and two destroyers. So how did President Trump lose it? In an interview with Fox Business taped on April 11, Trump confirmed a dramatic escalation in the nuclear standoff with North … [Read more...] about Where is Trump’s ‘armada’? Apparently, wherever Fox News says it is.
Cartoon: France at crossroads
The Daily Beast announces “Trump free” Sunday mornings: Could it start a (needed) trend?
WOW. This is such a good idea, it's worth considering for The Moderate Voice -- which is soon to get a redesign that will be better feature non-political stories, among other things. The Daily Beast's Executive Editor, John Avlon, who is also a contributor to CNN, may have hit upon the most welcome idea in journalism in decades: Donald Trump’s presidency is the biggest … [Read more...] about The Daily Beast announces “Trump free” Sunday mornings: Could it start a (needed) trend?
20 Years After His Death, a Few Thoughts About Mike Royko
By John L. Micek It was 20 years ago this month that I - along with everyone else in Chicago - woke up to the news that Mike Royko was gone. Sometime in the predawn hours of April 30, that day's copy of the Chicago Tribune, where Royko had been on staff since 1984, but had not filed a column in weeks because of a brain aneurysm, landed outside my apartment door. I … [Read more...] about 20 Years After His Death, a Few Thoughts About Mike Royko
Florida state senator, now resigned, had Playboy and Hooters models on political payroll
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Just months before his resignation Friday, Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles unseated Democrat Dwight Bullard with an aggressive $1 million campaign in a district that favored Democrats. But the long list of expenditures filed with the Florida Division of Elections by Artiles' political committee, Veterans for Conservative Principles, also raised some … [Read more...] about Florida state senator, now resigned, had Playboy and Hooters models on political payroll
Marriage is about business not flukes (Guest Voice)
by Jordan Cooper It feels so good to be loved, but once this seat is gone that you fill for your significant other times will change. Some people don't know anything about their partner's health. The person may have AIDS. Some people do not know anything about the person's education. The person may have not passed their exit exam. Some people do not know about the … [Read more...] about Marriage is about business not flukes (Guest Voice)
French Presidential Election: What to Know, Why it Matters
As the French cast their ballots Sunday in the first round of voting in their 2017 presidential election, the world will anxiously wait to learn if populist, nationalists score another major victory in a second western European nation. Electoral momentum against the European Union and globalist politicians began when the United Kingdom voted for "Brexit" on… … [Read more...] about French Presidential Election: What to Know, Why it Matters
French elections lurch in unprecedented gloom
New gloom has sundered the already divisive French presidential elections due to begin on Sunday because of the bold terrorist attack in the Champs Elysees avenue, the pride of Paris. A terrorist fired an automatic weapon used by soldiers at war to kill a police officer, and wound two others and a civilian. The Islamic State claimed credit in several languages within minutes … [Read more...] about French elections lurch in unprecedented gloom
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: The President’s First 100 Days
Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and comic strip cartoonist. His favorite expression “WHAT A HOOT” certainly sums up his outlook on his life and work which are inexorably entwined. Mike’s warm, easygoing and zany demeanor is evidence that his personality matches his creative talents. As … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: The President’s First 100 Days
Science is core to wildlife conservation
The human impact on wildlife is growing more and more every year - not only due to global warming but also through agriculture gobbling up more and more land, habitat destruction, hunting and poaching, transportation… most of the things we do as a society have a negative impact on wildlife, when they're done excessively. Biologists even… … [Read more...] about Science is core to wildlife conservation
As We Age, Learning Important Lessons from Our Own History
By Barry Jagoda Reunions to celebrate the “good old days” are privileges of growing older. Three such emotional, memorable events happened to me this month. Joining 200 high school friends and acquaintances brought back warm memories of growing up in the suburbs of Houston 50 years ago. Then, after 40 years, getting back with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter—in Atlanta and in … [Read more...] about As We Age, Learning Important Lessons from Our Own History
Time-lapse photos show just how quickly the world’s glaciers are disappearing
An elegy for ice Justin LaBerge via Flickr The world's glaciers are disappearing quickly. The rapid melting of Iceland's Sólheimajökull glacier is tangible. When I visited in 2013, our guide punctuated every few steps by saying, "Ten years ago the glacier would have started here .... five years ago the glacier would have started here." Each… … [Read more...] about Time-lapse photos show just how quickly the world’s glaciers are disappearing