Reflecting on "The Wire"

In June 2002, HBO began airing the first season of “The Wire.” It was created by David Simon, the mastermind behind NBC’s “Homicide: Life on the Street.” The show was not your basic cops and robbers show. It told the story of a police unit going after a drug crime family in West [...]

Black Caucus Defends Clarence Thomas

The Congressional Black Caucus has told Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that he crossed the line earlier this month when he called Justice Clarence Thomas “an embarrassment to the Supreme Court.”
We think it’s interesting that the Black Caucus is defending Clarence Thomas when the Caucus has been well-known for criticizing him in the past. [...]

Black Caucus Defends Clarence Thomas

The Congressional Black Caucus has told Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., that he crossed the line earlier this month when he called Justice Clarence Thomas “an embarrassment to the Supreme Court.”
We think it’s interesting that the Black Caucus is defending Clarence Thomas when the Caucus has been well-known for criticizing him in the past. [...]

The Voices of Our Soldiers In Iraq

There are a few blogs out there published by soldiers serving in Iraq. I think reading them is a good way to read about how it is on the ground in Iraq.
Colby Buzzell’s father was in the military and he mans the .50 caliber heavy machine gun in a Stryker brigade in Mosul.
Paul Reickhoff started [...]