Category Archives: History

How Polarization Is Destroying America

Justice ScalesSince the 1950s, many people in the United States have sought to build a more united and civil society. That these noble efforts have largely failed is obvious. What’s less obvious is the Why and How of this failure of many Americans to behave like responsible adults. We can talk about politics, money, power, love, hate, sex and religion until we’re blue in the face. But none of that gets to the root cause. Continue reading

Biblical Bullshit

No BS

I could laugh at these people and dismiss them out of hand. But they’re winning elections around the country and pushing for laws to force-feed their bullshit religion to our youth in public schools. All in the name of “religious freedom.” The Evangelical Right is little better than a terrorist group. They’re louder and more belligerent with each passing day. I am not ashamed to say that these freaks scare the bejabbers out of me.

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The Sins of the Fathers?

Of all the craziness being pushed by the Left in America, I think the idea of “slavery reparations” might be the most outlandish of them all. Yes, there was a time when reparations would have been justified – back when the majority of former slaves were still alive. But now? Generations have come and gone. Race is no longer a factor where civil rights are concerned. The time for reparations has long since passed. Continue reading