Recently, there’s been a lot of talk about Amway (headquartered in Ada, Michigan) because it was ridiculed on the very popular Netflix show House of Cards. As a result, Amway
Category: Politics
Why Has the World Gone Downhill? An Analysis of ViolenceWhy Has the World Gone Downhill? An Analysis of Violence
One of the common tropes in storylines, especially for fantastical fiction, is the idea of returning to a period of time when things were “the old ways”, kind of
The Importance of Dates on Modern CivilizationThe Importance of Dates on Modern Civilization
Yesterday was the official celebration of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. If you didn’t know any better, you might think that January 19 (yesterday) was the day
Solving the School “Costs” ProblemSolving the School “Costs” Problem
Recently, President Obama push forward the idea of making community colleges “free” to students. This, supposedly, will give downtrodden students an opportunity to get an education and improve their lot
Deconstructing Our HistoryDeconstructing Our History
A couple of years back, we started a very interesting trend, and that was to begin to question our histories of numerous different events in our past. This sort of
The concept of forced church attendanceThe concept of forced church attendance
Some years ago, back when I was in the Army, I remember being forced to attend a religious gathering that they forced all soldiers to attend (on your weekend day
People of Detroit are Learning How Much Government Doesn’t Care About PeoplePeople of Detroit are Learning How Much Government Doesn’t Care About People
It was reported today that a government official in Detroit, U.S. bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes, has decided that water isn’t a right, and that if people can’t pay for it,
If you have no voice, does democracy really matter?If you have no voice, does democracy really matter?
One of the paradigms of democracy is the idealism that goes along with that institution, specifically that when everyone has the opportunity to vote it somehow translates to a freer
Navigating Healthcare Without Political RhetoricNavigating Healthcare Without Political Rhetoric
There’s been a lot of political talk about the affordable care act (ACA), or as some like to call it, Obamacare. Whatever name you choose to call it quite often
Paying for school via a career in pornPaying for school via a career in porn
One of the big “stories” this week has been a woman who attends Duke University, who was outed as a porn star by one of the guys who attends university