This spring and summer, Congress must wrestle again with issues of military and entitlement spending, deficits, austerity, sequesters, debt ceiling, government shutdown and default, the GOP’s hatred of Obamacare and Obama’s immigration policies, and its burning desire to get Keystone XL [...]
Posts Tagged ‘USA’
Speak loudly and carry a small stick: The Logan Act and American foreign policy
By rights, the Logan Act should never have never made it onto the Internet chat circuit. Approved in 1799 by a sharply polarized Congress, the Act was seen, even at the time, as nothing more than a gesture to put an upstart state legislator (Dr. George Logan) in his place for schmoozing the French. [...]
March 11th, 2015 - 12:10 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Sad day
A good friend, who will go unnamed in this piece out of respect to his loved ones, passed away. I always find myself thinking, why am I still here after I hear about a childhood friend or former teammate being murdered or locked up in prison? What did I do to be fortunate enough to […][...]
March 11th, 2015 - 9:15 am § in Politics
Is the GOP a rudderless ship?
Departing White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer, in an interview with New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait, explains how Obama lost his innocence and realized he can’t negotiate with Republicans: “ … The original premise of Obama’s first presidential campaign was that he could reason[...]
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 3rd, 2015 - 2:07 pm § in America
Black Billionaire
Some of my friends are excited that Michael Jordan is now a member of the Forbes Billionaire list. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12407104/michael-jordan-makes-debut-forbes-world-billionaires-list They feel like MJ’s arrival on the Billionaire list is a huge accomplishment for black peo[...]
February 28th, 2015 - 8:43 pm § in Politics
Torture is a slippery slope …
… and other reasons why we shouldn’t listen to the siren songs of those who try to justify it. I’ve often joked to my dentist that if you really want to get information from someone, just hire an endodontist pop out a filling and use his tools with no anesthesia. The subject will[...]
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[...]
February 19th, 2015 - 10:37 am § in America
A Pacific NW Icon
Saddened to read the news this morning. Former NBA player, Jerome Kersey has passed away at age 52. Kersey was one of my favorite players growing up. The small forwards best years were played with the Portland Trailblazers. I just remember the passion that he played with. He use to dunk re[...]
African American males have to broaden our Cultural Spectrum
One of the main obstacles in the way of employment for African American males is the public school system and the urban street culture mentality that a poor education system perpetuates. Poor public education does not prepare kids intellectually which makes it very tough to gain access to higher e[...]