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March 23rd, 2015 - 10:31 am § in America

Worst Ted Talk Ever?

Students at Liberty University students were required to attend Ted Cruz’s campaign announcement as part of their thrice-weekly Convocation.[...]

March 19th, 2015 - 12:28 am § in America, Hypocrisy

Why The Story My Dad Told Of Buchenwald Is Important

BACKGROUND: My brother in law, William Quick, has gone to great lengths to obstruct the release of my father’s story of Buchenwald to the public domain.  Although Bill has no relevant property rights to the collection of writings and inscribed photographs from the camp, he has gone so far as [...]

March 17th, 2015 - 11:01 am § in America

Of Jews and Radical Republicans

In the context of the current debate over Netanyahu’s insulting speech before Congress,  it is important to note that there has been an ongoing effort by the radical right to turn Jews from our traditional support of liberalism by appealing to Israeli security. During the GW Bush “Glob[...]

March 17th, 2015 - 1:29 am § in America

St Patty Day: Do You Find the Flag of the NY Police Offensive?

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March 6th, 2015 - 7:52 pm § in America

What hath Obama wrought?

Obama’s Recovery: For The First Time In 30 Years, Unemployment Fell In EVERY State In 2014 Looks like the Obama recovery is really picking up steam. addictinginfo.org[...]

March 5th, 2015 - 11:28 pm § in America, Politics, The Ave Scene

Anthony Washington: Black Lives Matter, Cuban Americans and the Tea Party

The Black Lives Matter movement cannot squander the momentum and support gained on the national level.  The BLM movement needs to expand from just a cultural phenomenon, to a social, economic and political entity. The movement has taken steps in the right direction creating a plan deemed, “Campai[...]

March 5th, 2015 - 10:06 am § in America, The Ave Scene

I am done turning the other cheek

At 32 years old, I am fed up with having to always turn the other cheek in order to keep my job, and at one point my basketball scholarship.  I am highly disappointed that most of the people that tell me to turn the other cheek are older black people, or older minorities of various […][...]

February 28th, 2015 - 9:46 am § in America, Israel/Palestine, Jews

FACEBOOK: Is Torture Justified?

This thread began with a post from The Ave on Giuliani’s bizarre attack on Obama.  The comment thread expanded to a very thoughtful discussion of torture and of the US commitment to Israel.  Mirel Goldenberg Stephen Schwartz. How you obtain information from a detained fanatic terrorist? How [...]

February 25th, 2015 - 4:16 pm § in Hypocrisy

Fashion police hypocrisy

Get a load of Pink Hair (anyone know who she is?) involving herself in TV host Giuliana Rancic’s racist jibe at Zendaya Coleman’s Oscars hairstyle: http://youtu.be/w81uOPRCbVU  [...]

February 25th, 2015 - 3:34 pm § in America, Hypocrisy, Misc., Religion, Schools & Colleges

Please don’t box me in

I will never limit my thought process.  I will always ask questions and  find opportunities to learn from people whether I agree or disagree with their ideology.  We can learn something from everyone we encounter. I am not a Christian, nor am I a Muslim.  I don’t believe in organized relig[...]