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First published on PennLive.com: If I had a dollar for every time a Baby Boomer rolled their eyes and scoffed at a Millennial, I may have enough money to start paying off the ridiculous national debt they’ve incurred. I was sitting in my local coffee shop one day and kept feeling the glares of people around…
Is Canadian-born Ted Cruz constitutionally eligible to be president? The Constitution says, “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President…” There are smart people on both sides of the issue. Ilya Shapiro,…
Please don’t be angry, but it’s time we talked about something that may be particularly difficult for you to read. It’s time we discuss what is in all likelihood now inevitable: the end of Rand Paul’s presidential campaign. I know Rand Paul’s supporters are die-hards and many will scoff at this assertion. They will point…
One of the lesser reported moments from the president’s Town Hall event on Guns in America hosted by CNN, was the moment where the president confessed that the first lady had said she might want to own a gun. “At one point, Michelle turned to me and she said, ‘You know, if I was living…
From Being Libertarian: This article is not designed to sway the African American vote one way or the other. This piece does not suggest that one must support a certain ideology simply because they are black; I put a lot of pride in attempting to make sure that people understand that blackness is not authenticated by political alignment….
by Micah J. Fleck [dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]eather Hironimus is a saint. And I say that as someone without any present religious affiliation. I can say it because for the past year I have been covering her fight (and ultimate loss) against the government over her son’s bodily autonomy, seen the desperation of both she and her…
FDA Failed Gay Americans With Changes to Blood Donation Regulations BY SARAH GOMPPER The queer community has made incredible strides in the past few years. As the New Year approaches, LGBT Americans, single and legally married, are looking back on 2015 with #Pride. This week, exactly five years since Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was overturned,…
A stunning poll conducted by Public Policy Polling shows that a frightening amount of American voters favor bombing the fictional city Agrabah, presumably because it has an Arabic name. The Republicans fared the worst with the gotcha polling question, with 30% favoring an American assault on the city dreamt up by cartoonists for a children’s movie….
Is the United States of America still an “Empire for Liberty” or have we become an Empire for something else entirely? by Joey Clark [dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap] strolled down the heart of the Imperial City a bit dried and crusty from the previous night’s revelry with the Tidal Basin to my right and the Jefferson…
Melissa Harris-Perry is Offended Yet Again [dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]nce you think you’ve finally seen the last thing the far left can be offended by, they prove yet again there is more where that came from. Melissa Harris-Perry of MSNBC made headlines recently when she said that out of all things, Star Wars is offensive. How is…