Dear America,
So there’s this crazy guy in Texas, Cody Wilson, who’s a Second Amendment gun maniac, and he’s threatened to publish schematics on the Internet for how to print plastic guns at home using a 3D printer.
WTF?… Continue Reading
Category: Politics
Why You Should Cry For The New York Daily News
On Monday, the New York Daily News laid off half its editorial staff in a massive overhaul that reverberated throughout the newspaper industry. The ostensible reason given was that the owners of the paper, the Chicago-based Tronc company, want to focus more on digital. … Continue Reading
Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez The Future Of The Democratic Party?
By now most of America knows about the seismic event that occurred in New York’s 14th District during last week’s primary elections. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year old community organizer from the Bronx, won the Democratic nomination in a landslide, defeating 10-term Congressman Joe Crowley.… Continue Reading
The Supreme Court And The Future Of America
On the eve of July 4th, the battle rages for Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. Political action committees (PACs) are flooding the airwaves with ads conveying either support or opposition to Trump’s potential nominee, which will be announced on Monday.
Make no mistake, nothing less than the future of the Republic is at stake.… Continue Reading
The Migrant Children And Empathy
Last week I wrote an essay proclaiming my indifference to the plight of the migrant children being separated from their parents at the Mexican border. In hindsight, it was a poorly-written story. I let my own personal emotions about my career struggles affect what is a truly and plainly a human rights violation being perpetrated by the Trump Administration on a mass scale.… Continue Reading
The Real Reason Singapore Is Hosting the US-North Korea Nuclear Summit
As a large portion of the world knows by now, US President Donald J. Trump and South Korean President Kim Jong-Un are set to meet in Singapore on June 12th for a summit on North Korean denuclearization. Kim has pledged that he will give up all further nuclear aspirations — while keeping his current small arsenal of nukes — in exchange for a promise by Trump not to seek regime change in North Korea.… Continue Reading
A Generation X Take On The James Comey Interview
On Sunday night I was feeling pretty good when I talked to my mom around 9:30, and she told me the James Comey interview was on ABC at 10pm. So I watched it, and here’s my take.
Comey came across as very charismatic, dynamic, sharp, intelligent, self-aware, socially progressive, and virtually morally infallible.… Continue Reading
Russian Power Is Vastly Overstated
Tensions between the US and Russia boiled over this week regarding Russian election meddling in 2016, as well as potential Russian meddling in the 2018 midterms. The Trump Administration expelled 60 Russian diplomats it says were known spies. Russia retaliated by expelling 23 US diplomats it similarly claims were spies.… Continue Reading
On the 15th Anniversary of the Iraq War, I Call George W. Bush A Murderer
Fifteen years ago today, the US invasion of Iraq began. The war was justified in America based on the idea that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, which he did not. Virtually all American political leaders knew he did not, as did the mass media, and a good portion of American citizens on the political left.… Continue Reading
No More Weapons To Saudi Arabia
On Tuesday, President Trump is scheduled to meet with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Crown Prince is seeking further US aid to the Kingdom to support its brutal, indiscriminate air campaign in Yemen. Since 2015, when the Saudis intervene in Yemen, more 10,000 Yemeni civilians have been killed, and 40,000 have been wounded.… Continue Reading