Whatever Happened to the Duke Rape Case?

Everyone in America likes to play the “victim card.” Whether you are a destitute victim of Hurricane Katrina or the President of the United States, chances are you are playing the victim card in some way. America’s seething elite white male population has latched onto the Duke rape case as its victim cause du jour. [...]

The State Of . . . Airline Security

I’ve been out the past few days traveling to our nation’s capital. And let me tell you . . . we aren’t as safe a the government wants us to believe.
I was packing my bag the night before my trip trying to think of all the things I am not allowed to bring [...]

When America Won Its Independence, What Became of the Slaves Who Fled for Theirs?

George Washington’s slave, Hercules, pictured.In this in-depth article from The New Yorker magazine, we find a detailed account of the lives of slaves who fled to the British during the Revolutionary War, only to be abused, dispersed and sold around the world. To learn more about slavery during the Revolutionary period, check out a [...]

Rumsfeld: Bush Critics Are Appeasers of a "New Type of Fascism"

‘ Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Tuesday compared critics of the Bush administration to those who sought to appease the Nazis before World War II, warning that the nation is confronting “a new type of fascism.” ‘

If these folks weren’t so dangerous, they’d be laughable.

Will Black Kids Buy $15 Basketball Sneakers?

“Debbie Norwood got in line at dawn to buy the new Stephon Marbury sneakers for her son — eight pairs of them. And they still cost less than one pair of Michael Jordan Nikes.
“In the high-priced world of the NBA and the sneaker giants that enable it, the price of Marbury’s new shoe, the “Starbury [...]

Quote of the Day: Leo Strauss

“Because mankind is intrinsically wicked, he has to be governed. Such governance can only be established, however, when men are united – and they can only be united against other people.”
–Leo Strauss, the intellectual father of neoconservatism (i.e., the Bush Administration philosophy)

Here’s Food For Thought: Don’t Marry Career Women

Uh oh. Somebody’s droppin’ knowledge again . . . Michael Noer argues that men should avoid marrying career-oriented women. Elizabeth Cocoran argues that women shouldn’t marry lazy men.
“If a host of studies are to be believed, marrying these women is asking for trouble. If they quit their jobs and stay home with the kids, they [...]

Quote of the Day: How to Solve Our Human Problems

“The capacity to remain completely unruffled in situations of great provocation, and to feel genuine compassion for those who are deliberately trying to harm us, is a sign of high spiritual realizations and the result of a great deal of mental preparation.”
-Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

New Rule: Comparisons to Hilter are Old and Tired

Is the Head Coach of the 49ers really like Adolph Hitler?
Comparisons to Hilter have become so commonplace in our society that they have lost their meaning entirely. Yet, like racial issues, they still always make the news. Just in the past few weeks, I’ve heard the following people or groups compared to the Adolph Hitler:
The [...]

Considering "When The Levees Broke"

Last week Justin talked about Spike Lee’s documentary When the Levees Broke. I have finally gotten a chance to see the film over the weekend. I think the overwhelming cry from the victims was not “Oh, I should have gotten out or have been better prepared.” It was, “the government failed us.” [...]