To clarify, I was betrayed by a fake friend and that’s what I meant with ‘they’ not anything more. ~Jamie Foxx/Instagram/August 5, 2023 The above quote is an excerpt from Foxx’s online apology for an earlier Instagram post which could be interpreted as anti-Semitic based on its historical use to blame Jews for the crucifixion. … Read more
I am considering asking the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins University for a refund for selling a defective product. In the course of earning three degrees in political science at these two institutions, I was taught America is a democracy where policies and programs were based on the will of the majority. In elections, … Read more
Things that are not important are easy to measure. Those that are important are hard to measure. ~Michie Slaughter As long as the Supreme Court is taking up cases based on imaginary plaintiffs and defendants and no longer requires that plaintiffs have standing (i.e., personally suffered some harm), I thought I would jump on the … Read more
Friday, June 30, 2023, will be remembered by those most affected as the day the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) turned its back on those less-advantaged Americans for whom admission to one of the nation’s premier colleges and universities could provide the resources and mentoring by which they have a chance to fully … Read more
One of the signature segments on Sesame Street was based on a song, “One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others),” created by Joe Raposo (music) and Jon Stone (lyrics). The refrain was accompanied by pictures of four items, one of which was outside the general category represented by the other three. One of … Read more