Sep 4, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, mic
Published: mic (September 4, 2013) Note: This article reports that Jack Nicholson is retiring. Turns out that's not true. The media incorrectly reported on this actor's retirement. He will still be in the film industry. In light of his recent announcement that he'll...
Aug 25, 2013 | Centrism, Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, Health Care Reform, History, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (August 25, 2013) On the centennial year of his birth, a renaissance of interest has occurred about President Richard Nixon. First came Penny Lane's documentary Our Nixon, which compiles home movies shot by the 37th president's closest aides as a way of...
Aug 24, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, mic
Published: mic (August 24, 2013) The nerd community is in a fit over the recent announcement that Ben Affleck will be donning the legendary cowl in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman movie. Here are 10 reasons why they should give the man a chance. 1. He's a talented...
Aug 21, 2013 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, mic
Published: mic (August 21, 2013) Last March, the Arkansas State Senate voted 26 to 4 in favor of SB 387, a bill limiting tattoos, piercings, and other forms of body art that it deemed "untraditional." After making several modifications, the State's House of...
Aug 20, 2013 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Economic Policy, History, mic, Race and Racism
Published: mic (August 20, 2013) As liberals prepare to celebrate President Benjamin Harrison's birthday today .... I'm sorry? Most people don't know that August 20 is Harrison's birthday, much less care? Well, that certainly is a pity. After all, if it wasn't for...
Aug 12, 2013 | Conservativism, Foreign Policy, Liberalism, mic, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (August 12, 2013) While Sarah Palin rarely provokes anything more than justified contempt among the left, her recent announcement that she is on "Team Rand" is as good a cause as any for liberals to remind themselves of why the ongoing feud between the...
Aug 12, 2013 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Marijuana Legalization and the War on Drugs, mic
Published: mic (August 12, 2013) On Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department will stop imposing mandatory minimum prison sentences on a number of non-violent drug offenders. As he explained in a prepared statement: "I have mandated a...
Aug 6, 2013 | Conservativism, Immigration, Liberalism, Media Issues, mic, Political Ideologies
Published: mic (August 6, 2013) When Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) visited Harrisburg, Pa., Monday to headline a political event for Congressman Scott Perry (R), he was greeted by more than the usual crowd of GOP well-wishers. As a crowd of protesters...
Aug 1, 2013 | Jewish Experiences, mic, World Affairs
Published: mic (August 1, 2013) co-author Tillie Adelson Before we were columnists at PolicyMic, Tillie Adelson and I were just ordinary Jewish twenty-somethings visiting Israel for the first time through Yael Adventures. Yael, or Birthright as it is better known, is...
Aug 1, 2013 | Democrats, mic, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (August 1, 2013) If you follow the news cycle closely, you may have noticed a cute little story yesterday about John McCain. As CNN reported, the Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate opened a door that he thought would bring him to...
