Trump’s 2016 Legacy
Published: Question of the Day (August 10, 2015)
Should Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy be taken seriously? In terms of whether or not he can get elected: Absolutely not.
Even though polls currently show him in the lead against his fellow Republicans, his advantage is nowhere near large enough to be insurmountable.... Read Original Article
How American taxpayers are spending billions to keep innocent men behind bars
Published: Daily Dot (July 14, 2015)
As talk show host John Oliver explained in a segment last month, America’s bail bond system discriminates against low-income Americans who can’t afford to make bail. “Jail can do for your actual life what being in a marching band can do for your social life,” Oliver quipped.... Read Original Article
Honor and the KKK
Published: Good Men Project (July 14, 2015)
Let’s discuss the concept of honor. More specifically, let’s explore the version of that term as it was once described by Socrates:
“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
Bearing this definition in mind, it’s important to understand the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in our news cycle (more on that in a moment) as more than just a troubling setback in American race relations.... Read Original Article
The ‘Paranoid Style’ of Alex Jones: Why the right-wing ‘Jade Helm’ insanity won’t go away – and why that’s extremely scary
This Is What the Confederate Flag Actually Looks Like
Published: Question of the Day (June 23, 2015)
As the debate rages on over the Confederate flag’s appearance on government land in South Carolina, it’s important to remember one thing: For all the talk of honoring the Palmetto State’s rich history, that flag isn’t the one they fought under during the Civil War.In... Read Original Article