How Did Ellen DeGeneres Wind Up Next to George W. Bush at the Cowboys Game?
If you were watching the Cowboys/Packers game this weekend, you may have been surprised to see Ellen DeGeneres and former President George W. Bush sitting right next to each other and shown on the Jumbotron. People on social media saw it and were – you guessed it — outraged. One side was mad at Ellen for […]
China Tells the NBA to Jump, NBA Asks ‘How High?’
Remember when Americans believed in democracy? Remember when we believed in free speech? On Friday, the General Manager of the NBA’s Houston Rockets — Daryl Morey — tweeted in support of democracy, asking people to “stand with Hong Kong.” But when Chinese state and social media freaked out over the tweet, the NBA immediately disavowed Morey and even considered firing […]
IRS Targets Poor Americans, because Harassing Wealthy Too Costly
You might want to sit down for this one. If you thought the IRS was just a necessary yet uncomfortable part of American life, here’s some more evidence that it’s simply an arm of the United States government that deserves to be excised. The IRS just admitted that it audits the working poor at about the same […]