Apr 2, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic, Science and Technology
Published: mic (April 2, 2014) I have something uniquely in common with several million other Americans: I'm autistic. At a time when Jenny McCarthy is spearheading a dangerous movement that blames my condition on vaccines — a myth dispelled by WebMD here — I am naturally sensitive to any mention of autism in the news, of which there have been a lot lately, especially when it's discussed as if...
Nov 22, 2013 | Conspiracy Theories, History, mic
Published: mic (November 22, 2013) Is conspiracy theorizing a problem? As America recognizes the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, the conspiracy theories continue to abound. Among the most prevalent are: - That he was murdered by the CIA as revenge for his post-Bay of Pigs personnel shake-up and/or his alleged plan to de-escalate the Vietnam War. - That he was murdered by...
May 18, 2013 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (May 18, 2013), The Morning Call (May 20, 2013) From a strictly political standpoint, the past month has been pretty good for Sen. Ted Cruz. First the Tea Party darling further endeared himself to grassroots rightists by claiming that he had privately told the Republican senators who supported the gun-buyer background check bill to "not be a bunch of squishes." Now he is in the...
Mar 31, 2013 | Class Issues, Conspiracy Theories, Immigration, Internet Culture, mic, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: mic (March 31, 2013) The Internet is aroar right now. Why? Because even though it's Easter, Google decided to honor Cesar Chavez instead of Jesus Christ in its banner today. A quote from Henry Cabot Lodge comes to mind: "The facility of saying something is counterbalanced by the difficulty of saying anything worth hearing." Unfortunately, we live in an era in which the trivial...
Dec 1, 2012 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: PolicyMic (December 1, 2012) The only thing worse than laziness is contagious laziness. I refer you to the following headlines from Fox News and Politico: "Ted Cruz Speech Fuels 2016 Presidential Run Speculation" "Ted Cruz Speech Stokes 2016 Speculation" Ted Cruz, for those of you fortunate enough to not be up-to-date on your Tea Party demagogues, is the Senator-elect from Texas....
May 10, 2012 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Extremism, Liberalism, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies, President Obama, Satirical Essays