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Honoring 250 Years of the United States Marine Corps
November 10, of this year marks the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps — a day that should stir the hearts of every American who cherishes freedom, courage, and service. As a proud Marine myself, I join my fellow Leathernecks across the country and around the world in saluting two […]
We Protect Children — But Let ICE Terrorize Them at School
Recently, a child care worker in Chicago was forcibly removed from her place of employment, just steps away from children and families. We should all be outraged. The early childhood classroom is supposed to be one of the safest spaces in our society. A place where children laugh, learn, and build trust in the world […]
ICE has Become a Violent Militia Group
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is meant to be a federal agency whose mission is, “to protect America from cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety.” However, instead of fulfilling its mission, ICE has become a violent militia group. For the past nine months that the Trump Administration […]
Heavy-Handed Regulation Could Push Card Breaking Underground
The digital age has made parenting more complicated than ever. Online predators, cyberbullying, screen addiction, scams, and social-media pressures have made it easy to see danger everywhere. But in our rush to protect kids and our larger society from legitimate risks, we’re starting to treat every new online trend with suspicion — even those that […]
When Leadership Shrugs, Communities Pay: North Carolina’s Education Crisis Demands More Than Apologies
In North Carolina, two stories collided this week that should shake anyone who still believes public education is safe, stable, or adequately supported. At a Wake County public forum, parents came expecting reassurance about school safety. Instead, Superintendent Robert Taylor told families he believes mass shootings will happen and schools must focus on “minimizing damage.” […]
Abortion Has Always Existed and Always Will
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will be launching a review of the abortion pill, mifepristone; one of the safest, most common, and widely studied medications in the world. Scientists warn the review will be driven by junk science, rather than decades of research. That fear […]
The sad consistency of a lying world order
“I think one of the greatest terms I’ve ever come up with is fake news,” President Donald J. Trump said in his recent 60 Minute interview with CBS News host Laura O’Donnell. Fake news is indeed a great term to summarize the interview, which was par for the course for the president: full of grievances, complaints and […]
Why are Some Republicans Shilling for Pfizer?
Pfizer, the drug company that intentionally delayed announcing that they had developed a Covid-19 vaccine in order to help Joe Biden steal the White House in 2016 (and then conspired with the Biden administration to force Americans to take that vaccine—or else!) is now begging Donald Trump to help them win a bidding war and […]
The American Dream: Trump Edition (Restrictions Apply)
On October 29th, Vice President J.D. Vance called for a slowdown in legal immigration at a Turning Point USA event. While he avoided specifics, he emphasized that, “We have to get the overall numbers way, way down.” His remarks came under fire from one woman in the audience who asked: “And when you talk about […]
Islamophobia in the UK: Subtle Language of Discrimination
In todays contested socio-political climate, Islamophobia in the United Kingdom is rapidly shifting from the overt and explicit forms seen in the past to something more subtle, insidious, and pervasive. Although overt slurs, direct discrimination, and hate speech still very much form part of the landscape, they are no longer the sole form of prejudice faced by […]