Dr. ESP During a recent joint appearance with President Joe Biden, pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Barack Obama. To which, after stipulating that he shared their concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Obama said, “No, no, you can’t just talk. You also have to listen.” Picking sides in the on-going Israel/Hamas conflict is tough, even for life-long supporters … Read more
This century has not been kind to the American system of justice. It has been accused of being two-tiered. At times, it defies logic, as in the case of Kyle Rittenhouse. Yesterday, we learned that “law and order” is not the only American value which is applied depending on who you are, not what you … Read more
Happy April 15, a day most salaried workers in America believe should be recognized as April Fools Day when they compare their effective tax rate to those of real estate developers, day traders and hedge fund managers whose net worth dwarfs their own. But that’s not what I came here to talk about. Over the … Read more
But for the times in which we live, the following lede would have appeared in The Onion rather than the Arizona Republic. The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a 160-year-old law that bans abortions and punishes doctors who provide them, saying the ban that existed before Arizona became a state can be enforced going forward. … Read more
This is not the first time the MAGA Party (and its predecessor the GOP) tried to overturn women’s rights to equal protection under the law. And if you wonder why this post is listed under “sports” instead of “politics” or “culture,” that is because the focus of this entry has nothing to do with Roe … Read more