Time to Honor Two South Carolina Political Milestones by Jordan Cooper Raising a statue for the first Asian-American female governor in the Americas will be an exceptional example of how we as a state can acknowledge our climb to God's destiny. And we can bolster this honor by creating a statue for the first black to be a representative in both chambers of Congress. … [Read more...] about Time to Honor Two South Carolina Political Milestones (Guest Voice)
The Bakken Shale Red Queen
The reference in the title to The Red Queen from “Alice in Wonderland” by the English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (perhaps better known from his pseudonym Lewis Carrol) who was an author, mathematician and logician, is deliberate to create associations with The Red Queen’s statement;"It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place". This is certainly turning … [Read more...] about The Bakken Shale Red Queen
Cartoon: Hastert
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U. S. Expanding War on ISIS in Iraq
The United States is going to somewhat gingerly expand its war on ISIS, a sign that there is concern that the group -- which you can accurately compare to the Nazis in the way they mercilessly butcher men, women and children within their rapidly growing territory -- continues to make inroads and poses a threat to the Middle East, and perhaps beyond. In many cases it is meeting … [Read more...] about U. S. Expanding War on ISIS in Iraq
Forget The Benghazi Nonsense–Clinton Finally Facing More Questions On Her Real Mistakes In Libya
Republicans often turn out to inadvertently be Hillary Clinton's best friend. They are never satisfied with criticizing Clinton's real faults, and instead feel compelled to fabricate what sounds like far more serious crimes. Thus criticism of Clinton's actual policy mistakes in Libya as Secretary of State have been largely ignored because Republicans think find that they can … [Read more...] about Forget The Benghazi Nonsense–Clinton Finally Facing More Questions On Her Real Mistakes In Libya
When you know what’s going to happen next
When you know what's going to happen next For example: If I tell you (and it's true) that Kalief Browder was black and 17 when this started, you pretty much know the ending, right? In the picture he's cute, scrubbed, clipped, neat and crisp. Then the story begins and in a sentence or two, despite all the hope and good looks you can see in the photo, you're well aware … [Read more...] about When you know what’s going to happen next
Cartoon: Dennis Hastert
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Beyond Torture: The New Science of Interrogating Terrorists
In the fall of 2003, Colonel Steven Kleinman, a veteran Air Force interrogator, walked into a room at a classified location near Baghdad. It was dark and the walls were painted black, he recalls. A Marine and an interpreter sat side by side in chairs. In front of them knelt an Iraqi man squinting into a… … [Read more...] about Beyond Torture: The New Science of Interrogating Terrorists
The State of Disneyland and the Nation
I spent a few days at Disneyland with my wife last week. We went without our kids while attending a conference. Don’t worry about the kids, they’ve already had plenty of Disney in their lifetime. While traversing the Magic Kingdom, I noticed the following: 1. People seem to go with the flow better today than when I was a kid. We spent a lot of time in both Disneyland and … [Read more...] about The State of Disneyland and the Nation
The Fuss Over Privacy
Why is there such a fuss over privacy? Rand Paul’s stand in the Senate against data collection by the government made him a hero to some Americans, and an obstacle to sound policy to other citizens. But whether it’s declared or not, we’re at war now with Islamic terrorists, some of whom are presently residing in Western Europe and America. Some have traveled to Iraq, Syria or … [Read more...] about The Fuss Over Privacy
Sanctimonious Pundits Get Christie Mocking Wrong (Guest Voice)
"I never thought I'd see so much of your anatomy" –The Camel Toe Movie By Art Gallagher Respected columnists on both the left and right have come to Governor Chris Christie's defense against the viral social and new media reaction to the ridiculously embarrassing photos of Christie in a way too tight softball uniform last week.… … [Read more...] about Sanctimonious Pundits Get Christie Mocking Wrong (Guest Voice)
Obama’s small victory at the G7 Summit
President Barack Obama won a small victory at the G7 Summit in the Bavarian Alps today when his reluctant European partners and Japan backed a united front warning Russia to stop interfering in Ukraine. The warning fell on deaf ears with a Kremlin spokesman claiming that the seven summiteers were far from united against Russia and produced no “new theses”. Russia and … [Read more...] about Obama’s small victory at the G7 Summit
Better Informed or More Misled?
Ezra Klein shows how higher information voters often lag behind more casual voters in measures of factual political knowledge on vox.com. In a world where we pick our information and our experts based on whether we agree with them, it's little surprise that sometimes the most informed can be the most badly misled. For instance, 9/11 truthers typically have a tremendous amount … [Read more...] about Better Informed or More Misled?
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Fox News and Caitlyn Jenner
The Republican Debates by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: Fox News’ Disgusting Caitlyn Jenner Transphobia Fox News Had the Worst Reaction to Caitlyn Jenner's 'Vanity Fair' Cover Spike TV to cut Clint Eastwood's Caitlyn Jenner joke Caitlyn Jenner comes out, and social conservatives take an apocalyptic view Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Fox News and Caitlyn Jenner
Hillary Clinton and the “Politics of You”
WASHINGTON -- Whenever some new allegation threatened Bill Clinton's presidential candidacy in 1992, he had a go-to response throughout the campaign. "This election isn't about me," he'd tell voters. "It's about you." He said "you" with such force that it would come out as a two- or three-syllable word. Hillary Clinton, who has picked up her husband's locution … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton and the “Politics of You”
These Three Countries Are Schooling America In Sustainability
Whereas America used to lead the developed world in matters of scientific progress and social responsibility, we’re finding more and more that other nations are running circles around us when it comes to tackling the most significant issues of our time. Consider a recent warning by a French minister that stated in no uncertain terms that any multinational agreements on … [Read more...] about These Three Countries Are Schooling America In Sustainability
McKinney Cop Suspended After Body-Slamming 15-Year-Old Dajerria Becton
Dajerria Becton was identified by Fox4News as the 15-year-old teen body-slammed by McKinney Cpl Eric Casebolt at a pool party. Dajerria Becton said, "He told me to walk away and I did. Next thing I know I'm on the ground." She added, “I don’t think he should have pulled a gun out on 15-year-old kids… Him getting fired isn’t enough.” Becton said a male friend was arrested … [Read more...] about McKinney Cop Suspended After Body-Slamming 15-Year-Old Dajerria Becton
Politix Update: Hillary Clinton Asks, ‘What Part Of Democracy Are They Afraid Of?’
The increasingly all-white Republican Party, faced with a demographic tsunami that will all but guarantee its continuing marginalization as a national political party, has been striking back with one of the most insidious weapons in its dirty-tricks arsenal: Trying to limit the ability of minorities to vote. This strategy to undermine one of the most fundamental of … [Read more...] about Politix Update: Hillary Clinton Asks, ‘What Part Of Democracy Are They Afraid Of?’
POLL: Liberals Make Big Comeback in 2015 — and so do Moderates
Once again a new poll underscores how political mantras partisans and ideologists use basically go into echo chamber and create inaccurate "realities." Forget Rush, Sean, their conservative website that has "liberals" every other word, the right wing writers who seem to assume "liberal" automatically means bad and "conservative" is somehow magically makes it intrinsically good. … [Read more...] about POLL: Liberals Make Big Comeback in 2015 — and so do Moderates
Dennis Hastert Hid His Secrets As He Helped Push GOP’s Anti-Gay Agenda
There are some of us who have now given up on joining political parties. We have to choose during an election which one is the most hypocritrical -- the one whose members are so shamefully pandering to the worst instincts in their party's base - and then (out of fear because they're more extreme than the other) vote against it. The initial batch of Republican leaders who were … [Read more...] about Dennis Hastert Hid His Secrets As He Helped Push GOP’s Anti-Gay Agenda