1. The Galactic Empire Star wars is basically a story about a slick politician (Senator/Emperor Palpatine) who promises to make things better and all he needs is a little more power. Senator Palpatine: “I love democracy, I love the republic. The power you give me I will lay down when this crisis has abated” [Palpatine…
Back in January of 2014, longtime conservative activist Jimmy LaSalvia left the Republican Party, citing amongst other factors, the GOP’s unwillingness to work with gays. He was a member of the Log Cabin Republicans, an organization founded in 1977, advocating for gay and lesbian rights within the Republican Party. He was also a co-founder of…
Even for the Time, Wilson was Caught Saying Very Racist Things by Josh Guckert #1. “The white men were roused by a mere instinct of self-preservation—until at last there had sprung into existence a great Ku Klux Klan, a veritable empire of the South, to protect the Southern country.” This quote from Woodrow Wilson’s 1901 work,…
No Justice? No peace. Officer Eric Faust received an eight-day suspension after his police Chief Jim Pugel discovered he used excessive force and escalated a confrontation on Oct. 6, 2012. The Seattle Police Department is responding to issues raised by the Department of Justice in 2011 that there has been a pattern of constitutional violations regarding the use of force. On…
Video of the Debate at Fordham University is below. Live Debate @ 7PM! Streaming from Campbell Hall in Fordham University! Notorious Ph.D Mark Naison Vs. The Freedom Ninja Austin Petersen Fiscal Cliff – Foreign Policy – Civil Liberties & Law Enforcement – The Environment – American Values Are politicians going to send…
Today marks the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. Before then, East & West divided neatly down a line manned by men with guns and barbed wire. This was a time when the boundaries between cultures were laid in stone and cemented with the blood of those who attempted…