For hundreds of years, English grammar has broadly endorsed the concept of male headship by dictating that the “gender neutral” singular subjective pronoun is “he.” Many people consider this to be sexist. But an inclusive “he/she” is coming under increasing attack as well. “Gender queer,” “gender fluid,” and “trans-gender” “humans” reject the bi-gender demaracation as […]
Continue reading →The NSA is utilizing its extensive surveillance network and mind-boggling technological resources to collect data on your porn habits. It should probably go without saying that I don’t think you should have any porn habits. But if you do have any, the NSA knows about them. Aside from the fact that the NSA collects anything […]
Continue reading →Recently, Washington and Colorado have voted to legalize marijuana for adults over the age of 21, and other states already had legalizing provisions for medical marijuana. In California, for instance, users could get medical licenses for marijuana rather easily, effectively making it legal in the state. And now, a political action group in Massachusetts is […]
Continue reading →Brown Thursday is what the marketers and bottom-liners are calling it. But Americans in former generations had traditionally called the fourth Thursday of November Thanksgiving. Apparently businesses just aren’t making enough money from the crush of customers on Black Friday. Now we need Brown Thursday to pick up the slack. Don’t stay at home and enjoy […]
Continue reading →I read a very surprising article in the Intercollegiate Review that I think you should check out. Entitled “Why Hooking Up is Letting You Down,” the article outlined the vast and deleterious consequences of hooking up: from disease to broken families to feelings of meaninglessness to self-destruction. And the article recommended, of all things, traditional morality […]
Continue reading →For many years, every time I saw a “Coexist” bumper sticker, I would get perturbed in my spirit, and I didn’t really know why. It wasn’t that I felt criticized. Particularly speaking, I’m an open and forgiving sort. I love discourse and conversation, and the command to “coexist” with people who disagreed with me didn’t […]
Continue reading →A little while back, there was a big stink when Hobby Lobby, the famously Christian arts and crafts chain, refused to abide by the Obamacare mandate that, in effect, required employers to pay for contraception. There was talk that the chain would have to shut down if it were forced to pay the heavy daily […]
Continue reading →Apparently, many would-be celebrities fake it ’til they make it with shows of a virtual presence that is in actuality, well, virtual. The newest craze on Twitter is boosting your online voice with thousands of robot accounts that follow your Twitter and retweet your tweets. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, aspiring […]
Continue reading →I don’t know why celebrities even talk about politics. In fact, I don’t know why they elect to speak about anything without a script or a teleprompter. So you’re famous… That doesn’t mean your opinion on anything at all matters. “But… but… I played a political strategist in that one TV series pilot, so…” The […]
Continue reading →So, a friend of mine posted a link to this site, which is apparently the official site for a petition to enact the 28th Amendment to the Constitution, also known as “Trayvon’s Amendment.” First, I must say that I almost can’t believe this site is for real. Part of me thinks it is just troll-bait […]
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