My Internet Rants – in Blog Form
Here in Philadelphia, the Election Commission is going to great pains to avoid the fiasco that we had in the Primaries repeating in the General Election. Things are indeed much more organized — but there are still some problems that Read more
Let us suppose (hypothetically) that you hired a maid with the expectation that she would clean the place – but instead of cleaning, she would do all kinds of things that made a mess of the place. To make matters worse, let us assume that you did not have the authority to fire her yourself, but needed permission from a board to fire her – and the board was reluctant to approve of such an action.
Now, let us translate this to the scenario that many minority communities in real life face with the police.
Click here to see this video on its YouTube page. In the final installment to my reply to One Godless Woman’s “4 Questions for Third Wave Feminists” I discuss the “Enemy of My Enemy” principle, and how its misuse is Read more
In part one of my four-part response to One Godless Woman’s “4 Questions for Third-Wave Feminists” I explain how the values of a secular society are important to me, and why I don’t single out just Islam for criticism. The Read more
In my latest YouTube video, I explain how with full loyalty to the United States, to my Jewish People, and to everyone else to whom I owe so much as a shred of loyalty – I vehemently oppose Donald Trump, Read more
By what can an Atheist swear that will assure that Atheist’s honesty? As far as Atheists who are realistically affected by this discussion are concerned, I submit that their honor is a very sufficient guarantor. Distrust of Atheists has been Read more
The House bill that would extend the Civil Rights Act protections to LGBTQ people is long overdue – but still it has just about no chance at all of becoming law. Nonetheless, I am glad that the House passed it, Read more
To help counter the epidemic of voter suppression, maybe it is time for an amendment to tie a state’s representation in Congress to the state’s voting population rather than to the state’s general population. The Great State of Tennessee is Read more
Pete Buddigieg believes that Democrats should embrace religion more in order to oust Trump from the United States Presidency. But in reality, such a plan, in addition to being far from certain to succeed, can have long-term consequences that might Read more
Second wave feminism coined the phrase: “The personal is political”. This phrase has great wisdom – but the reverse can also be true – the political is personal. In the 1999 movie, Analyze This, Mafia boss Paul Vitti (portrayed by Read more