Turn the Beat Around

Turn the Beat Around

Right now, I’m a huge fan of Bernie Sanders for the exact same reason I am (horribly) amused by the antics of Donald Trump: In both cases, the spokesman in question is holding the feet of all the other candidates of his party to the fire, forcing them to admit...
No Whine Before It’s Time

No Whine Before It’s Time

Has anyone noticed the sudden semi-deflation of a whole bunch of the most prolific blog-based clickholes on the web? Breitbart, Huffington, Gawker— even the formerly unassailable Reddit— are suddenly hemorrhaging regular readers by the butt-load, firing popular...
That Pancake Cost a Fortune

That Pancake Cost a Fortune

Folks, this whole “religious rights” vs. “civil rights” thing is actually pretty easy. Yes, we all have a right to embrace whatever religious beliefs we feel to be best (or none at all, if that’s how we feel). Religious freedom was one of...
The Burden of Liberty

The Burden of Liberty

Compromise in politics has gone completely out of style. There’s no longer any reason for a politician to do so, when all they need do is vote their party line and keep collecting a paycheck for voting “no.” There’s always been a staunch line...
Stars and Stripes Forever

Stars and Stripes Forever

In today’s continuation of last week’s “Confederate Flag” commentary, I reiterate that— in my personal opinion— the only time it is unarguably, undeniably, 100% appropriate to display the various Confederate flags in all their glory is in...