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 [...]