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 […]
‘The Color Purple’ Actress Loses Job Over Her Christian Stance on Sex
Actress Seyi Omooba landed a great role in the upcoming British production of The Color Purple. That is, until Hamilton star Aaron Lee Lambert dug through her old tweets and found one from 2014 which alluded to a Bible verse about homosexuality. She wrote: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, of course, reads: Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the […]
Anchorage Ends Crusade Against Overnight Women’s Shelter
Should an abused women’s shelter be forced to house violent, drunk men alongside women? This should not be a complicated question. Every person with an ounce of common sense should answer in the same, emphatic way: Nope! Not a chance. But a commission in Anchorage, Alaska — apparently not filled with people possessing common sense — tried […]
CNN Airs Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper’s Deep Conversation about Grief and God
In August, Anderson Cooper sat down with Stephen Colbert about God and grief, and I just now had the chance to see it. I know some time has passed, but this was such a beautiful and honest grappling with God and problem of pain I wanted to share it. Relevant Magazine described the pain that both of the […]
The Feds are Right to Take Away California’s Waiver, but They Should Get Rid of All CAFE Standards Too
I’m a big fan of federalism and self-governance, but I support President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw California’s ability to set their own separate greenhouse-gas standards for vehicles. While this might seem counterintuitive – why not let the states decide? – this is a slightly more complicated issue than the embittered social media posts indicate. In fact, […]
Girl Said Christian Boys at Karen Pence’s School Cut Off Her Dreadlocks: She Lied
The story was everywhere. A black 12-year-old girl who attended a Christian school dropped a bombshell of an accusation recently, when she told administrators that three white male classmates held her down during recess and cut off her dreadlocks. To make the story go even more viral, this happened to be the same school at […]
Electoral College Critics Try to Undermine Our Constitution with ‘Popular Vote’ Power Grab
Liberals hate the Electoral College because they feel a national vote would give them a political edge. Sure, they’ll sing a song about listening to the voice of “the people” — but it really always comes down to the fact they want more Democrat presidents. Power is always the motivating factor in politics. But the Founders had […]
The Feds Made Our Dishwashers Slower; Trump’s Making them Fast Again
Dishwashers used to be faster back in the 1970s and 1980s, frequently running a whole load at less than one hour. Then, the government intervened. A writer for the American Spectator, who also works at a Washington D.C. “think tank,” explains some of the heroic work the Trump administration is doing to get around some of […]