There are times that I swear the main goal of President Obama’s second term is to goad and aggravate Conservatives and the Republican Party. I’m feeling that way again after the Department of Justice released the transcripts of the 911 calls placed by the Orlando nightclub shooter and redacted all references to Islam, ISIS, Allah…… MORE
A Fight Worth Watching
Sometimes there are policies or laws that need to go into effect if for no other reason than to create the most bizarre legal and political battles imaginable. One of those laws would be to ban those on the FBI’s terror watch list from purchasing handguns. The belief is that having such a law would have…… MORE
The Golfing Sadists
The US Open gets underway today at the ultimate venue for what is generally considered the “toughest test in golf”: Oakmont Country Club just outside of Pittsburgh. Oakmont is regarded as the most difficult golf course in the United States–and when the wind isn’t blowing at Carnoustie in Scotland–it’s probably the most difficult golf course in…… MORE
When a Record is not a Record
It’s not often that I agree with Pete Rose on anything, but I do have to back him in a debate over his status as baseball’s “All Time Hit King”. Some are taking Major League Baseball to task for not promoting the fact that Ichiro Suzuki of the Florida Marlins is just one base hit…… MORE
Must See TV
If you missed the first installment of the ESPN Films documentary OJ: Made in America on Saturday night, you are in luck–the network is replaying it at 6:00 tonight. That will be followed by the second installment of the five-part series at 8:00. I would consider both of those shows to be must-watch television. The…… MORE
One Step Closer to Less Freedom
Someday several decades–maybe even a couple of centuries–after all of us are dead and gone historians will look back at the United States and marvel at the personal freedoms and individual rights that it once granted to its citizens. And then they will look at how those rights and freedoms were whittled away over time.…… MORE
Orlando: How can I help?
(OrlandoSentinal) Overwhelmed by people wanting to donate blood to victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, OneBlood asked donors to stop coming Sunday and schedule appointments over the next few days.… MORE
Kang and Kodos for President
Much has been made about how The Simpsons “predicted the future” by portraying a “President Donald Trump” in one of its episodes 16-years ago. But the writers of the cartoon series were prescient even before that, predicting the situation we find ourselves in right now back in 1996 with a parody of the Bob Dole-Bill…… MORE
The Inequality of Summer
I hope the kids about to be set free from school this week enjoy these two and a half months of summer bliss–because that extended time off may be going away. I’ll admit that I have been a proponent of year-round school for some time. The modern school calendar is still rooted in the…… MORE
When Giants Walked the Earth
Today’s edition of “Things Were Better When I Was Your Age” is brought to you by the weekend death of Muhammad Ali. His passing gave me reason to check out his classic fights on YouTube and it got me thinking that somehow we are “de-volving” when it comes to sports. While track athletes are setting…… MORE
