On Easter Sunday, an obviously very young boy (I would guess around 11 or 12 years of age) was captured on video protesting a North Carolina church’s recent pledge to stop performing marriage ceremonies until gay marriage is legal. Having grown up in Texas, I have seen children used in such a fashion over the […]
by Sean Smith Dr. Ben Carson is a neurosurgeon from John’s Hopkins hospital and apparently a regular on Sean Hannity’s show. For those who don’t know Dr. Carson, he is a new rightwing darling who on Hannity Live recently asserted: “Marriage is between and man and a woman. It’s a well-established fundamental pillar of society. […]
Most of you are probably unaware, but I have spent most of my time in Argentina since 2006 and have run one of the most successful news and information portals here in English since 2007 [ Good Morning Buenos Aires ]. It is not big, or actively engaged anymore, but it remains one of the only […]
The mainstream media has an unfortunate aversion to discussing the Equal Rights Amendment. Admittedly, the ERA had a chance to be fully ratified and failed to get the three remaining states needed in 1973. It’s not a fun subject. We have Phyllis Schlafly and her campaign of lies and fear to thank—the woman who practiced […]
I had an occasion recently to discuss last year’s Colorado Supreme Court Decision ruling that the University of Colorado could not ban firearms from its campuses. The court came to this conclusion due to the specific language of a state statute barring any entity from passing policy or laws restricting a citizen’s right to carry […]