Some things we all just take for granted, like the idea of justice being available for ALL, the thought that groups who tout themselves as champions of the poor and downtrodden will take an...
opinion by Mortal | 1 day ago | updated 1 day ago 129 views | 7 recommendations | 1 comment
According to an NPR news article, communist China has recently refused to give a written promise regarding it's supposed endeavor to curb the output of pollution, citing the USA's...
opinion by Mortal | 3 days ago 73 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
You know, people are quite an odd bunch, at times, kind of radical and wimpy, hateful and caring, all rolled up into one big mess. We can fuss at family, but don't...
opinion by Mortal | 5 days ago | updated 5 days ago 54 views | 5 recommendations | 0 comments
The recent news, while President Obama is across the pond accepting his award of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize, like it or not, is that the U.S. is in for another buildup...
opinion by Mortal | 1 wk ago 39 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
In a NowPublic news article I wrote awhile back, about an impoverished man apparently sueing a huge nonprofit organization (Blacks, Men: Are Racial & Gender...
opinion by Mortal | 1 wk ago 31 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
Oh yes, my friends, those who watch out for us all (and our planet) and declared both carbon and methane to be official targets of our ire and animosity. Never mind the facts...
opinion by Mortal | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago 65 views | 8 recommendations | 2 comments
The recent news has been that blacks are having a tough time compared to whites in the workplace, both for low-skilled black males and for those with a college degree. I agree. ...
opinion by Mortal | 2 wks ago | updated 1 wk ago 98 views | 18 recommendations | 3 comments
Flash -- A quiet coup has taken place in the good ole US of A! Among those taking power are a hodge-podge group of wealthy elitists bent on remaking America in their own ideals and image. It...
opinion by Mortal | 4 wks ago | updated 4 wks ago 91 views | 9 recommendations | 4 comments
The recent attack at Fort Hood as well as other terrorist events both nationally and around the globe reveal a dilemma in society: people have differences of opinion -- even strong...
opinion by Mortal | 5 wks ago 209 views | 12 recommendations | 18 comments
The events related to the shootings in Killeen, Texas this week are getting the usual and bleak news coverage that a story of this magnitude indeed tends to receive. Such a major...
opinion by Mortal | 6 wks ago 506 views | 69 recommendations | 28 comments
In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America. Those days seem long gone. There is...
opinion by Mortal | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 341 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
I imagine most parents have a pretty good idea about how to watch out for their children, and some states tend to have some pretty strong ideas about how parents ought to be doing so,...
opinion by Mortal | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 216 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ...
opinion by Mortal | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 154 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
Sonia Sotomayor is facing scrutiny over her possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Judges serve life-time terms and never have to go up for reelection; therefore, they...
opinion by Mortal | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 173 views | 38 recommendations | 3 comments