My Internet Rants – in Blog Form
Every time that there have been calls to abolish the Electoral College, those calls were met with apologetics to justify the retention of that institution. However, as always, upon closer examinations, the arguments put forth by the Electoral College’s apologists Read more
The Democratic Party, to succeed, needs to make it clear to voters that it is the party that cares about the economically disadvantaged people of this country, whether the financial difficulty is due to racial oppression, disability, healthcare costs, or Read more
With his phony declaration of a national emergency for the purpose of upsetting the Constitutional Separation of Powers, Trump has finally crossed the Rubicon. Previously it was wise to hold off on impeaching him – but now, it is time Read more
All too often you see tolerance vilified as a cop-out to avoid having to extend greater levels of acceptance. But this attitude is unwise and unhelpful, as you can’t force yourself to like someone. You can, however, force yourself to Read more
While rationally discussing the hot-button issues facing our society is not a guarantee that all parties will come out in agreement – it still offers great benefits that make it a far superior alternative to heated, emotional discussion of those Read more
In the discussion of wealth and income inequality – it is important to have a way to numerically measure the equality of the distribution. Fortunately, there is a way to do this. Anyone who doesn’t have their head burried in Read more
In her new documentary, Operation Wedding, director Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov tells the story of a daring attempt that her parents and some other desparate Jews made to escape from the Soviet Union – and how it galvanized the entire world in Read more
While the ease with which many socially-conservative Christians complain about being “persecuted” may seem like mere empty rhetoric – it is actually a sign of an extreme sense of entitlement engrained in their perception of the world around them. Recently, Read more
The two-party duopoly will destroy American freedom unless Americans of very diverse political views band together and unequivocally demand Instant Runoff Voting at every level of electoral politics. Our most recent election has been extremely divisive to We the People Read more
From very early on in this primary season, I have been a strong supporter of Senator Bernie Sanders – him being the candidate that was taking most seriously some very important issues such as income inequality, freeing our political system Read more